AlthoughScream 7’s story faces an uphill battle thanks to behind-the-scenes issues, the sequel at least has a perfect way to play offScream VI’s opening scene confusion.The upcoming sequelScream 7is set to arrive in early 2026, but the slasher movie’s production has already been famously torturous.Scream 7originally continued the story of Jenna Ortega’s Tara and Melissa Barrera’s Sam, the stars ofScream 2022andScream VIand the new heroines of the franchise. However, after Barrera was fired over social media posts and Ortega quit immediately afterward,Scream 7’s entire story was rewritten.
First,Scream 7’s original director Christopher Landonwas replaced byScreamscreenwriter Kevin Williamson, and then original series star Neve Campbell announced her return to the role of Sidney Prescott. Then, it was revealed thatScream 7would feature Sidney’s hitherto-unmentioned daughter and that Joel McHale would play Sidney’s love interest Mark instead ofScream 3’s Patrick Dempsey. Since then,Matthew Lillard’sScream 7returnwas announced alongside comebacks forScream 3’s Scott Foley and a role forGhostbusters: Afterlifestar McKenna Grace.
Scream 7 Should Cast Margot Robbie As Laura In A Stab Movie After Scream 6’s Samara Weaving Confusion
Robbie Playing Weaver’s Scream 6 Character Would Be A Perfect In-Joke
WhileScream 7will most likely struggle to make sense of Sam and Tara’s absence, the sequel at least has a chance to cash in on a fun meta in-joke from the last movie in the series. EachScreammovie features an opening scene where major stars are killed off early on, ever sinceScream’s iconic sequence with Drew Barrymore’s Casey. InScream VI,Ready Or Notstar Samara Weaving plays a film professor who is brutally murdered by her student, who is killed by Ghostface in turn afterward.
Viewers seemingly confused Samara Weaving for Margot Robbie inScream VI’s opening kill, giving the directors an amazing chance to pull off a clever meta gag.
Online, a lot of viewers seemingly confused Samara Weaving for Margot Robbie inScream VI’s opening kill, giving the directors an amazing chance to pull off a clever meta gag. Much likeScream 2cast Heather Graham as Barrymore’s character Casey in the movie-within-a-movieStab,Margot Robbie could play Weaving’sScream VIcharacter in aStabsequel.Scream 7’s opening kill presents an awkward conundrumfor the filmmakers, so this starry cameo could distract from Sidney’s story and start the sequel on the right note.
Casting Margot Robbie In Scream 7 Would Shockingly Be Her First-Ever Horror Movie
Robbie Has Somehow Never Starred In A Horror Movie Before
Robbie and Weaving have tacitly acknowledged their physical similarities before, with the duo playing a pair of rival actors in 2022’s underrated Hollywood dramaBabylon. However, getting Robbie to play Weaving’s character fromScream VIinScream 7would be a hilarious way for the franchise to bring back theStabmovies, which played a major part in the motivation ofScream 2022’s two killers.
Surprisingly, Robbie has never starred in a horror movie before, so the role would also be a particularly fun cameo for the A-list star. SinceBarbiewas 2023’s biggest movie, it is fair to say Robbie’s cameo would be a huge win forScream 7’s creators. However, the confusion between Weaving and Robbie in real life means thatScream 7casting the latter in a nod to the former’sScream VIrole would be ingenious.
