Anna Camp attended the Scream 7 world premiere in Los Angeles, expressing excitement about working with Carrie Preston on Elsbeth after their time on True Blood. The event occurred amid early reviews suggesting the film has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in the franchise. Camp plays a key role in the slasher sequel, which centers on Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott facing a new Ghostface threat.
The world premiere of Scream 7 took place on Wednesday at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Anna Camp, who stars in the film as Jessica Bowden—Sidney Prescott's next-door neighbor and best friend—arrived after flying in the previous night. She shared with Deadline her enthusiasm for reuniting professionally with Carrie Preston on the CBS series Elsbeth. "I’m so happy to get the chance to work with Elsbeth star Carrie Preston after their paths never crossed during their time on HBO’s True Blood," Camp said. The two actresses, who both appeared on True Blood—Preston as Arlene Bellefleur across all seven seasons from 2008 to 2014, and Camp as Sarah Newlin in seasons 2, 6, and 7—had no shared scenes but "started squealing" upon seeing each other.
Camp was briefly away from filming her guest spot on Elsbeth season 3, where she portrays Juliet Woodbent, "this very influencer mom" with six children, a perfectionist living in Brooklyn who makes everything from scratch. She described the role as "really, really fun." Reflecting on her Pitch Perfect experience, which concluded nearly a decade ago, Camp expressed openness to another musical if it fits her preference for "a little offbeat, a little weird, a little wacky, a little strange."
Scream 7, directed by Kevin Williamson in his directorial debut for the franchise, returns to basics with Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) protecting her family, including husband Mark (Joel McHale) and daughter Tatum (Isabel May), from a new Ghostface killer targeting her daughter. The film features returning cast members like Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and Mason Gooding, alongside newcomers such as Isabel May and Anna Camp's on-screen son Lucas (Asa Germann), a true-crime enthusiast obsessed with the 1996 Woodsboro murders.
Early critic reviews have been mixed, with some calling it the "worst in franchise" and noting a potentially record-low Rotten Tomatoes score. Williamson aimed to center the story on Neve Campbell's character as she requested, amid offscreen production challenges including cast changes and director shifts. The film runs 114 minutes and is rated R.
