Scott Foley Joins Cast Of ‘Scream 7’
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Foley (Scream 3, The Girls on the Bus) has joined the cast of Scream 7 from Spyglass and Paramount Pictures.
Details regarding his character and the film’s plot are currently under wraps. However, Foley is already part of the Scream universe having portrayed antagonist Roman Bridger, the film director and half-brother of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) who was revealed to be the Ghostface Killer of Scream 3.
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Foley’s casting comes with its own set of questions because Roman was killed by Dewey (David Arquette) at Sidney’s request. Roman has faked his own death before so it’s plausible that he could reprise the role in the present or perhaps in flashback form in the past if he is deceased. Could Roman have a long-lost twin? This is Scream after all, so if he returns as a ghost (face killer?) or a zombie, it would not shock most. There are so many possibilities here that I defer to franchise superfans to figure out.
Foley joins the previously announced legacy cast members Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox as well as Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, alongside newcomers Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp, Joel McHale and Mark Consuelos.
Franchise creator Kevin Williamson is directing with Guy Busick (2022’s Scream and Scream VI) writing. Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein (2022’s Scream and Scream VI) are producing.
The long-running horror franchise previously generated four feature films including Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) and Scream 4 (2011), directed by the late Wes Craven. It relaunched with the fifth installment, Scream, in 2022.
The latest outing, Scream VI, was released theatrically worldwide in March 2023 and holds the franchise record for highest domestic box office gross with more than $108 million and has taken in more than $169 million worldwide. Collectively, the Scream franchise has earned more than $900 million in worldwide box office receipts.
Foley most recently starred in Max’s political drama series, The Girls on the Bus, opposite Melissa Benoist and his Scream 7 co-star Consuelos. Foley can also be seen in the recurring role of, Dr. Seth McDale, on the 3rd season of ABC’s Will Trent.
In 2019, he headlined and produced ABC’s action dramedy Whiskey Cavelier. Foley starred as Jake Ballard in six seasons of ABC’s hit drama, Scandal. His other extensive TV credits include the WB’s Felicity, Fox’s The Big Leap, HBO’s True Blood, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, CBS’ The Unit and NBC/ABC’s Scrubs.
Foley made his feature film debut in Wes Craven’s Scream 3 for Dimension Films. He followed that with a leading role in Dimension Films’ Below opposite Matthew Davis and the indie feature Rennie’s Landing opposite Ethan Embry and Peter Facinelli. Foley’s other film credits include Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife, which he wrote, directed and produced, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, the TV movie Final Vision and Netflix’s Naked.
Next, he will star in Netflix’s romantic comedy, La Dolce Villa, which will premiere on February 13th. The film, directed by Mark Waters, follows Foley’s character Eric Field, as he travels to Italy to prevent his daughter from renovating a villa.
Foley is repped by Independent Artist Group, Atlas Artists and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern
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