Nave Campbell accuses “Scream 6” of sexism for the “unfair” salary they offered him

In early 2022 Confirmed “Scream 6”. under development by Paramount Pictures and directing duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. However, a few months later it became known that the protagonist of the franchise, Neve Campbell, had turned down the offer to return to the film and now she reveals that she believes that the salary she was given was sexist and unfair.

Last June it was announced Neve Campbell wouldn’t have been in “Scream 6”. The actress said Deadline who felt that the amount they offered him did not seem right for the career he has and also for all the years he has dedicated to the horror film saga that began in the nineties with the direction of Wes Craven.

Now, the actress not only reaffirms her position on the The “underrated” salary offered to star in ‘Scream 6’; adds in an interview with People that, from his point of view, the amount of money they gave him to appear in another installment of the saga would not be given to a man with his same career in Hollywood, labeling a sexist wage bias.

I don’t think if I was a man and had done 5 installments of a successful franchise, the number that was offered to me would be the number that would be offered to a man … I wouldn’t be able to go on feels undervalued and feels injustice, “he commented.

For now, neither Paramount nor any of the directors who will be responsible for “Scream 6” have commented on Neve Campbell’s exit from the franchise. While actors of the saga like David Aquerrete revealed that it was an unfortunate situation, but that he respected his co-star’s decision for more than ten years.

What will happen in ‘Scream 6’ without Neve Campbell?

Ever since the “Scream” franchise began in the 1990s, Neve Campbell has starred in history as the sole survivor of the horror story antagonist: Ghostface, the Woodsboro serial killer. In every film, she has become the number one villain of this plot, as someone who has always tried to expose him to end the deaths and panic she has sown in the city.

In ‘Scream 5’ he joined, along with Courtney Cox and David Arquerrete, the young cast of the film to tackle the new wave of murders that took place in Woodsboro at the hands of Ghostface, ten years after this criminal’s latest attack. A story that, at the same time, happened a decade after the last film that launched this popular horror franchise.

That is, the character of Neve Campbell has always been fundamental in the history of ‘Scream’ and not having her in the sixth installment really unleashes a great unknown. It’s possible now Courtney Cox and David Arquerrete will have to carry on the legacy of their co-star, but for now we’ll have to wait for a preview of Paramount + that reveals what will happen to the new installment of their horror saga.