Anna Camp on Working With Neve Campbell, Kevin Williamson on Scream 7

“Undoubtedly did.”

So stated Anna Camp when requested if she rewatched the Scream franchise after being solid within the upcoming and anticipated seventh installment. The movie already has a launch date on the calendar, set for Feb. 27, 2026, and Camp stated it’s going to be “actually thrilling” for audiences, very like the expertise she had making it.

“I hadn’t seen the most recent ones, however I bear in mind the primary one, which I’ve seen 4 instances already,” Camp instructed The Hollywood Reporter whereas standing on the blue carpet on the Mediterrane Movie Competition’s Golden Bee Awards in Malta on Sunday. “The opposite ones I needed to actually sit down and watch. It’s simply enjoyable. This one goes to be actually nice as a result of it’s Sidney Prescott, an iconic character, and Neve Campbell, an iconic actress. It’s a coming house story for her. It’s returning to the unique solid and the unique format.”

Requested what she discovered by watching Campbell work on the brand new installment, Camp stated she observed her instincts and pure communication with Kevin Williamson, who got here again to put in writing and direct Scream 7 after launching the profitable franchise again within the day. “This character is so near house [for her],” Camp defined. “Clearly, she’s grown up enjoying this position that she is aware of when the script shouldn’t be proper or if one thing doesn’t really feel like what Sidney would say.”

Camp continued: “Kevin Williamson directed this one, and he’s the mastermind behind all the story. To observe their dialogue collectively and their shorthand, I used to be like, ‘I would like that. I need a relationship like that with the director.’”

Talking of relationships, Camp got here to Malta together with her new girlfriend, Jade Whipkey, after debuting their relationship on the purple carpet on the current Bride Onerous premiere.

“It’s been slightly overwhelming, clearly,” Camp stated in response to the swirl surrounding the connection and their age hole. (Camp is 42 and Whipkey is 24.) “Popping out later in life with how previous I’m is one factor, after which popping out publicly and being sort of within the highlight is a complete different factor. Persons are having [lots of chatter] about our age hole, so it’s been quite a bit to cope with and maintain my very own with, but it surely’s taught me that I ought to dwell authentically as myself. I’ve really by no means been happier and there’s extra overwhelming assist than there may be damaging. It’s overwhelming however I simply be happy and extremely completely happy.”

Camp famous that she and Whipkey have been courting for almost seven months, and their journey to Malta marked their first main trip collectively. “We’ve been having one of the best time,” she stated. Requested if she acquired any messages of assist from stunning locations, she revealed that an Olympic medalist reached out to say, “Don’t hearken to any of the haters.”

“She stated that she was in an age hole relationship, and she or he was on the youthful aspect of it however that it was probably the most fulfilling relationship of her total life. She stated, ‘Don’t hearken to any of that stuff.’ I used to be, like, ‘Thanks, I’ll take that.’”

On the work entrance, Camp stated she’s desperate to get again on stage and discover a play or musical to star in, whereas she’s additionally preparing for numerous movies on her personal. “I opted to e-book some time in the past, and that’s in the midst of being written,” she stated. “I’ve Scream 7 out in February, and I’ve a few little indie motion pictures popping out, however I’m simply sort of ready for the appropriate job whereas I’m producing about three scripts proper now by myself. I’m not sitting round ready for the telephone to ring. I’m working and doing it by myself, which is de facto thrilling.”