Why Emma Roberts Didn’t Return for Scream 7 Cameo Director ‘Desperately Wanted’ Revealed

Wednesday, 18 March 2026 04:27

Scream 7 director Kevin Williamson has confirmed that he tried to bring back Scream 4 star Emma Roberts to reprise her fan-favorite role as Sidney’s cousin Jill Roberts. In the 2011 sequel, Roberts’ character was initially introduced as Ghostface’s newest target. However, towards the end, it was eventually revealed that she was actually one of […] The post Why Emma Roberts Didn’t Return for Scream 7 Cameo Director ‘Desperately Wanted’ Revealed appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Why Emma Roberts Didn’t Return for Scream 7 Cameo Director ‘Desperately Wanted’ Revealed — (Photo Credit: Dimension Films)

Scream 7 director Kevin Williamson has confirmed that he tried to bring back Scream 4 star Emma Roberts to reprise her fan-favorite role as Sidney’s cousin Jill Roberts. In the 2011 sequel, Roberts’ character was initially introduced as Ghostface’s newest target. However, towards the end, it was eventually revealed that she was actually one of the masked killers who wanted fame by becoming the next Sidney.

Why didn’t Emma Roberts’ Jill return in Scream 7?

During a recent interview with Happy Horror Time, Williamson explained why Roberts’ Jill cameo in Scream 7 didn’t happen, revealing that her character’s motive to replace her cousin Sidney as the new final girl of the Woodsboro murders was one of his favorites in the franchise.

“I desperately wanted Emma Roberts (in Scream 7),” Williamson said. “I asked her like three times. But I don’t think the schedule or something didn’t work. It just didn’t work out for her. She couldn’t make it.”

He added, “She’s a big fan-favorite. If I’m ranking it, she’s one of my favorite movies. I thought that was the most successful part of the film.”

Scream 7 starred Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Joel McHale, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Tim Simons, and Mark Consuelos. Williamson directed the seventh installment from a screenplay he co-wrote with Guy Busick. It was produced by William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein.

The movie also featured franchise vets Matthew Lillard, Scott Foley, and David Arquette, who were able to reprise their roles as Stu Macher, Roman Bridger, and Dewey Riley despite their characters’ respective deaths in 1996’s Scream, 2000’s Scream 3, and 2022’s Scream. Since its theatrical debut, the film has now become the franchise’s highest-grossing installment with a gross of over $177 million at the global box office. Despite this, it wasn’t able to capture the attention of critics, who gave the sequel negative reviews. Because of this, the film has now become the lowest-rated movie of the franchise with 31% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

(Source: Harry Horror Time)

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