It all comes during the big reveal at the end of Scream 2, when Billy and Stu tell Sidney that they killed Maureen one year ago. Billy and Stu are killed, and Cotton Weary is exonerated.

The result is a strong emotional thread that is spun throughout the long-running series. In Scream 2, Sidney's character does not become a bland rehash of her arc in the first film.

They’re bonded after the first movie. I think they’re family at that point. Scream 2 sees Randy attending the same college as Sidney, and the two become closer friends.

The answer might depend on your past. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), the main target of Scream ’s 1996 Woodsboro Murders, returns in Scream 2 with the intent to forget her violent history.

Scream 7 already has many challenges ahead without Sam and Tara, Ghostface going after Sidney and her family, and a time jump, and on top of that, it has to justify bringing two dead Ghostfaces back.

And, according to Williamson (and also Scream 7 scribe, Guy Busick), the new movie will certainly see Campbell playing her part. “So we were able to tap into that and find a way in. Working with ...

James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick are co-writing the screenplay. Producers for the film are Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak, with Kevin Williamson executive producing.