Neve Campbell on Turning Down Scream 6: “I Couldn’t Stroll On Set…Feeling Undervalued”

Scream followers had been left in shock earlier this yr when Neve Campbell revealed she wouldn’t be returning for Scream 6.

On the time, it was reported {that a} wage dispute paved the way in which for her exit.

Now, Campbell has elaborated on the choice in an interview with Folks. 

“I didn’t really feel that what I used to be being provided equated to the worth that I convey to this franchise, and have delivered to this franchise, for 25 years,” she instructed the outlet.

“And as a lady on this enterprise, I believe it’s actually essential for us to be valued and to battle to be valued.”

“I truthfully don’t imagine that if I had been a person and had carried out 5 installments of an enormous blockbuster franchise over 25 years, that the quantity that I used to be provided could be the quantity that will be provided to a person,” the star questioned.

“And in my soul, I simply couldn’t do this. I couldn’t stroll on set feeling that—feeling undervalued and feeling the unfairness, or lack of equity, round that.”

Campbell headlined the primary 4 Scream motion pictures, earlier than returning for a smaller than anticipated position throughout Scream 5 earlier this yr.

The film was a powerful success story, giving the franchise a brand new lease on life.

It managed $140 million on the field workplace throughout COVID-19, a quantity a lot greater than its predecessor.

“Sadly I gained’t be making the following Scream movie. As a lady I’ve needed to work extraordinarily arduous in my profession to ascertain my worth, particularly relating to Scream,” Campbell mentioned in June.

“I felt the provide that was introduced to me didn’t equate to the worth I’ve delivered to the franchise.”

“It’s been a really troublesome determination to maneuver on. To all my Scream followers, I like you.”

“You’ve at all times been so extremely supportive to me. I’m without end grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the previous 25 years.”

The one legacy forged members set to seem within the sixth installment are Courteney Cox and Hayden Panettiere.

Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, and Jasmin Savoy Brown are locked in to reprise their roles from the fifth entry.

Scream 6 is about to open March 31, 2023 and can comply with the 4 survivors as thet go away Woodsboro behind.

As for Campbell, she stars on Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer and has landed a serious recurring position on Peacock’s Twisted Metallic adaptation.

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