Scream 7 - Is The Voice Of Ghostface returning?

The voice of the Ghostface killer in the Scream franchise is one of the most iconic features. Roger L Jackson has provided Ghostface's husky tones for every entry in the series thus far, and it appears Jackson will be returning as the voice changer in Scream 7. Despite Spyglass Media not providing any casting announcements, Neve Campbell revealed to her Instagram followers that she would be returning as Sidney Prescott in the upcoming sequel, and she also announced that Kevin Williamson would take on directing duties.

Roger L Jackson's announcement that he would also be coming back as the voice of Ghostface in Scream 7 was less official, as he let slip details of his return during an appearance at a fan convention, alongside other Scream stars. It wouldn't be a Scream movie without Jackson's creepy killer voice, so the announcement of his return was met with enthusiasm by fans. It hasn't been officially confirmed by Spyglass Media that Roger L Jackson will be back in Scream 7, but the legendary voice actor's word is just as good as official, especially as his return is a no-brainer for the franchise.

What did Roger L Jackson say about his Scream 7 return?

Roger L Jackson makes regular appearances at fan conventions where he signs autographs, poses for photographs and contributes to Q&A panels with fellow Scream stars. On her channel, YouTuber, sistapam showed footage of Jackson being asked a question by a fan at a recent convention alongside Skeet Ulrich and Jamie Kennedy. Jackson was asked which Scream movie was his favorite and he responded:

Jackson's answer caught the attention of the wider Scream community, and video footage of his answer began circulating all over the internet. It was ironic that the biggest Scream 7 news since the Neve Campbell announcement earlier this year, came from the fans themselves.

Spyglass Media have been lying low ever since the controversial firing of Melissa Barrera, which was followed by the departure of Jenna Ortega. This led to Christopher Landon pulling out of the project as director, leaving the future of the franchise in doubt.

Roger L Jackson's return was inevitable as there is no Ghostface without his distinctive voice, but it still marks an important moment for Scream 7, as it looks to recover from the bad press that has surrounded the project for many months. Campbell and Williamson's return was an important milestone, and Roger L Jackson's hiring was arguably just as important.

How did Roger L Jackson get the role of voicing Ghostface in the 1996 original?

Roger L Jackson had just come off one of his first big jobs in Hollywood on Tim Burton's Mars Attacks. Jackson voiced the translator that converts the aliens' language into English, and this role led to an audition for the 1996 original Scream movie. Initially, Drew Barrymore wanted an actor to play the iconic killer in the opening sequence with her, rather than just having a script reader utter the lines. The plan was to just replace Jackson's voice with the preferred one afterward. However, Roger L Jackson played the killer with such effective menace, Wes Craven decided to keep his voice, and he was hired to officially become Ghostface, and the rest is history.

Jackson was on set as the sequence was being shot, voicing the killer's lines while hiding off-screen, with Barrymore reacting to them. However, Jackson never met Barrymore, who was portraying Ghostface's victim, Casey Becker, and Wes Craven chose to keep it that way when it came to Neve Campbell and the rest of the cast interacting with the voice actor playing Ghostface. Craven theorized that not seeing the actor who was providing the voice, would make it scarier, and create a better outcome. He was right.

For many years after, Roger L Jackson still hadn't met the actors he was terrorizing in the Scream movies as the voice of Ghostface. But this has now changed, as he regularly attends conventions with fellow Scream cast members. Alongside Courteney Cox, Jackson is the only actor to work on all six Scream movies. Despite not physically appearing on-screen, he is one of the most iconic aspects of the franchise. In Scream (2022), he was finally given a spot in the main end credits, with his name appearing below an image of Ghostface, rather than just being credited as 'The Voice'. The same happened in Scream 6, and it's likely this will continue in Scream 7.

Roger L Jackson IS Ghostface. He might not physically play the role which has been portrayed by many different stunt actors in every movie, but his voice is synonymous with the famous killer. There is even an option to get the Ghostface voice on TikTok. Basically, the user records a video with text, and then translates the text into speech. The user then selects the Ghostface voice, and it'll speak what they have written in Ghostface's voice.