‘Happy Death Day’ Filmmaker Christopher Landon Officially on Board to Direct 'SCREAM 7'

Rumblings around Hollywood last week made the rounds and the word on the street was that SCREAM 7 was getting a new director instead of the team called Radio Silence who directed Scream 5 & 6. It turns out that this rumor was indeed true as The Hollywood Reporter just announced ‘Happy Death Day’ director Christopher Landon will direct the next sequel in the SCREAM franchise.

THR goes on reporting that Spyglass “has tapped Christopher Landon, a scary movie stalwart whose credits include the Happy Death Day movies as well as body-switching horror-comedy Freaky, to direct the seventh installment of the long-running franchise.” This according to “multiple sources,”

Scream and Scream VI directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Radio Silence) will remain on board as executive producers, as will Chad Villella.

No word yet on who will be writing Scream 7, but THR reports that Melissa Barrera and Mason Gooding are expected to return. As for Jenna Ortega, only time will tell.

THR notes, “Ortega’s deal will be one to watch, as the actress signed on to the franchise before she was catapulted to the A-list thanks to Netflix’s Wednesday.”

The ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have halted productions across Hollywood at this time, so it may be a while before production on Scream VII actually gets underway.

Landon also wrote the second, third, fourth and seventh installments of the Paranormal Activity franchise, along with writing and directing Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Needless to say, he’s got a highly respectable horror pedigree as he heads into Woodsboro, and his previous work proves he has the right sensibilities for the Scream saga.

We’ll give you more as it develops.

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