Scream 7is currently in production, but plot details continue to be a secret – however, a theory suggests a surprising twist linked to Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara’s (Jenna Ortega) stories, through which the movie would also solve their biggest family mystery.TheScreamfranchisecame back to life in 2022 with a fifth movie, simply titledScream, marking the beginning of a reboot trilogy. As a legacy sequel,Scream2022 brought back original characters Sidney (Neve Campbell), Gale (Courteney Cox), and Dewey (David Arquette), and introduced a new generation led by Sam and Tara.
Scream 6became the first movie in the saga to not have Sidney involved in any capacity, but after some big shake-ups duringScream 7’s pre-production, she’s coming back as the main character one more time.With Barrera and Ortega not returning,Scream 7has to offer some explanation and conclusion to their storieswhile focusing on Sidney, her family, and the new Ghostface, but the Carpenter sisters left a big family mystery regarding their mother, Cristina – however, a theory suggests a way to solve this while also givingScream 7(and the entire saga) a surprising yet fitting twist.
Scream 7 Theory Claims Sam & Tara’s Mom Helped Billy In The First Movie
Christina Carpenter Might Have Been Involved In The First Woodsboro Murders
Christina Carpenter has been mentioned in theScreamreboot movies, but she hasn’t made an official appearance. During the events ofScream2022, Christina is on a business trip in London, so she calls Tara all the time after she’s attacked by Ghostface in the first minutes of the movie. It’s in this same movie that Tara learns from Sam that they are half-sisters, asSam is the daughter of original Ghostface killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). Sam’s discovery of this led to their parents’ divorce years beforeScream2022, which negatively impacted her relationship with Tara.
Christina is briefly mentioned again inScream 6, where it’s revealed that,after Sam told Tara the truth about her lineage and their family, Christina cut Sam off. However, as Tara now knows the truth and has reconnected with Sam, she cuts Christina off for not talking to Sam. This is why Christina is nowhere to be seen (nor does she call her daughters) in all ofScream 6, so she was expected to finally appear inScream 7. However, with Sam and Tara no longer returning, there isn’t a reason to properly introduce Christina now.
The theory suggests that Christina Carpenter helped Billy Loomis during the original Woodsboro Murders, perhaps out of jealousy that he was dating Sidney and she was just an affair.
Now, a theory shared onRedditsuggests a wild way in which Christina can be introduced inScream 7, though that would also change the entireScreamsaga. The theory suggests that Christina Carpenter helped Billy Loomis during the original Woodsboro Murders, perhaps out of jealousy that he was dating Sidney and she was just an affair. The theory also connects toScream 3, in which it’s revealed that Sidney’s half-brother, Roman Bridger (Scott Foley), is the one who planned everything, beginning with the murder of their mother after revealing to Billy her affair with his father.
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Thanks to this,Christina could have also met Roman, reconnecting with him years laterto get her revenge against Sidney. With this in mind, Christina Carpenter could be the next Ghostface, withScream 7making a shocking reveal about the entire saga – however, this would repeat a trend in theScreamreboot movies that shouldn’t keep happening.
Scream 7 Theory Would Repeat A Reboot Trilogy Trend That Needs To Stop
Scream 7 Needs To Stay Away From One Specific Trend
TheScreamreboot movies have been successful with critics and popular with the audience, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their flaws. Unfortunately, they share the same problem that risks becoming a trend ifScream 7also falls into that trap.Scream2022 took a bit too much inspiration from Wes Craven’s firstScreammovie, even copying the twist in the identity of one ofthe Ghostface killers: Billy was Sidney’s boyfriend, and Richie (Jack Quaid) was Sam’s boyfriend.
Scream 6copiedScream 2a bit too much, too, not just with the reveal of its Ghostface killers but also with other elements. InScream 2, one of the killers was Billy’s mother, who wanted revenge for Billy’s death, and inScream 6, the killers were Richie’s father, sister, and brother, who wanted revenge for Richie’s death. InScream 2, Sidney is dating Derek (Jerry O’Connell), who is a suspect at one point, as is Sam’s new boyfriend, Danny (Josh Segarra).
If Christina Carpenter is the new Ghostface, it would repeatScream 3’s family twist, in which Roman is revealed to be Sidney’s half-brother.
Because of this,Scream 7is expected to take one too many things fromScream 3, which would come true if the theory above is correct. If Christina Carpenter is the new Ghostface, it would repeatScream 3’s family twist, in which Roman is revealed to be Sidney’s half-brother. It would be even wilder as Sidney is back to leadScream 7, and as she and Christina surely went to school together, she will recognize her once she takes the mask off. However, copyingScream 3is the main thingScream 7has to avoid.
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Placing the rebootScreammovies within the concept of this theory can be tricky, but it can be done. If Christina helped Billy in the original Woodsboro murders, it would make sense that she also helped Mrs. Loomis inScream 2, as she wanted revenge for Billy’s death and thus Sidney was her target, too. As mentioned above, Christina might have met Roman before the events ofScream, and as Mrs. Loomis and Mickey (Timothy Olyphant) failed to kill Sidney, she could have reconnected with Roman to plan yet another revenge.
The Ghostface killers inScream2022 went after Tara and Sam, so Christina might not have been involved in that murder spree and the one inScream 6.
Christina could have even helped Roman as a second, unrevealed Ghostface, feeding the theory of Roman having an “assistant” (as well asthe third killer theory inScream). With that plan also failing, Christina could have waited a couple more years to push Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts), Sidney’s cousin and Sam’s classmate, to kill Sidney. Now, the Ghostface killers inScream2022 went after Tara and Sam, so Christina might not have been involved in that murder spree and the one inScream 6,with Richie and Amber (Mikey Madison) truly being obsessed fans and his family wanting revenge.
However, the events ofScream2022 andScream 6are what led to Christina’s relationship with her daughters, especially Tara, breaking beyond repair, which could give her a reason to re-attack inScream 7.Christina now has a more personal reason to go after Sidney, as she no longer has her family, so she’s attacking Sidney’s.
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The biggest surprise ofScream 7so far isthe return of Stu Macher(Matthew Lillard) and Roman Bridger. At the time of writing, it’s unknown what their roles in the story will be, though the most popular theory is that they will return in visions/hallucinations. If Christina Carpenter is the new Ghostface or, at least, was involved in most of the previous Ghostface murders, it would make sense that Lillard and Foley are returning, asthey could be shooting flashback scenes with Christina.
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One ofScream 7’s biggest challenges is giving Sam and Tara some sort of conclusion and addressing the loose ends left in their stories, mostly the one about their mother. Even if the theory isn’t true and Christina isn’t involved in any of the Ghostface murders,Scream 7should, at least, mention what happened to her and her daughters after the events ofScream 6.
