Scream 7 has lost its two main characters, and with this, it has completely lost its chance to solve the biggest mystery about Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara (Jenna Ortega). As the horror genre continues to ride the wave of reboots and sequels, more franchises join this trend. Among the most recent and successful additions is the Scream franchise, which came back to life 11 years after the release of Scream 4, the supposedly final chapter in the saga. Scream 2022 brought back the three survivors of the first four movies – Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Dewey Riley – and introduced a new generation of characters, as well.
Leading the reboot Scream movies was Sam Carpenter, who was revealed to have a direct link to the original Ghostface murders as she’s the daughter of Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). Also leading the new generation of Scream characters was Tara, Sam’s half-sister, and together they survived a new wave of Woodsboro murders and a Ghostface killing spree in New York City. The Scream reboot series is set to end with the upcoming Scream 7, but now that it lost both Barrera and Ortega, it can no longer solve the biggest Sam and Tara family mystery.
What’s Going On With Scream 7? Shocking Cast Exits & Future Explained
Scream 7 is going through a massive shake-up that has made its future more complicated, but the final Scream movie can still be saved.
Scream 7 Can’t Solve The Mystery Regarding Sam & Tara’s Mom
Scream 2022 established there was family drama with Sam and Tara due to Sam being Billy’s daughter. Sam and Tara’s mother met Billy when they were in high school, and she made her boyfriend believe that Sam was his. When Sam was 13, she found her mother’s diaries and learned the truth about her father. Sam’s legal father overheard when Sam confronted her mother about it and left them, which further fractured the family. Sam left Woodsboro when she turned 18, and it’s understood she never mended her relationship with her mother.
Sam and Tara’s mother wasn’t present in Scream 2022, as she was away on a business trip when Tara was attacked by Ghostface at their home. Sam and Tara’s relationship with their mother got worse in Scream 6, as after Sam revealed the truth about her lineage to Tara, Sam’s mother cut her off and Tara cut her mother off for refusing to speak to Sam. The sisters then moved to New York City to start over from scratch, with Sam taking a parent role that Tara wasn’t comfortable with.
There were rumors about Sam and Tara’s mother finally appearing in a sequel, but that won’t work anymore without Sam and Tara being directly involved. Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7 in November 2023 and Jenna Ortega dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and salary disputes. As a result, and with the exit of director Christopher Landon in December 2023, the future of Scream 7 is unclear, but if it moves forward, it can’t solve the mystery of Sam and Tara’s mother anymore.
Sam & Tara’s Mom Being In A Future Scream Movie Wouldn’t Work
The writers of Scream 7 could still choose to introduce Sam and Tara’s mother, but as mentioned above, that wouldn’t work without Sam and Tara present. Bringing their mother in would be in bad taste after the controversy surrounding Barrera’s firing/exit and with Ortega not around, it wouldn’t make sense for her to show up when their daughters aren’t present anymore. Everything about Sam and Tara’s mother will now be left to the imagination of viewers, as the Scream saga won’t be able to fill in those gaps anymore.
Scream
- Created by
- Wes Craven , Kevin Williamson
- First Film
- Scream
- Cast
- Roger Jackson , Courtney Cox , Neve Campbell , David Arquette , Skeet Ulrich , Jamie Kennedy , Heather Matarazzo , Hayden Panettiere , Melissa Barrera , Jenna Ortega , Patrick Dempsey , Mason Gooding , Jasmin Savoy Brown , Jack Quaid
