Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream 7 due to comments deemed anti-Semitic, sparking debate among fans. Jenna Ortega has also exited Scream 7 citing scheduling conflicts, leaving the film without its two Final Girls and raising questions about the story's direction.
Melissa Barrera was fired from "Scream 7" over her comments about the Israel-Gaza conflict, Variety reported. Melissa Barrera has been vocal on social media about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In one Instagram story shared in October, Barrera wrote: "I too come from a colonized country.
Scream 7 is confirmed to be in development. The news came with the announcement that the franchise would see a change in directors. In August 2023, it was revealed that Radio Silence would not be returning for Scream 7 after having directed 2022's Scream and Scream 6.
Melissa Barrera suggests her return to the Scream franchise is still possible, though it's unlikely. Barrera was fired from Scream 7 due to her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Scream regularly brings back actors from past movies, and time could ultimately heal the rift between Barrera and Spyglass.
Before Scream 7 went through a whole creative reset, Billy was expected to return in Scream 7 as there are many unanswered questions about Sam and her link to Billy. However, now that Barrera is no longer part of Scream 7, bringing Billy back wouldn't make sense as Sam was the one who had hallucinations of him.
The Real Reason Jenna Ortega Is Leaving Scream 7 (It's Not The Barrera Drama)
Is Stu alive in Scream 7?
Speaking to Collider in 2022, Williamson debunked all theories and rumors about Stu's survival and said that Stu is dead, and Lillard's sneaky cameos in other Scream movies are unrelated to Stu.
Spyglass Media Group fired Scream franchise star Melissa Barrera from her leading role in the upcoming Scream 7, Deadline reported, after she posted support for Palestinian liberation and condemned Israel's ongoing violence in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attack in neighboring Israeli towns.
Summary. Scream 7 won't continue the story of Sam and Tara Carpenter, leaving major questions unanswered. The absence of Sam and Tara's story in Scream 7 makes it unclear how the series will continue. The departure of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega leaves numerous mysteries surrounding Sam and Tara unresolved.
In November 2023, both Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI, were confirmed to not be returning for the next movie. Then in December 2023, director Christopher Landon exited the sequel, calling it a "dream job that turned into a nightmare".
The two new SCREAM movies, released in 2022 and 2023, were big hits. The success of SCREAM VI meant that a seventh movie was all but inevitable. Now that movie is indeed in development.
They were led by new final girl Sam Carpenter, played by Melissa Barrera. Unfortunately, Barrera was fired from her role in "Scream 7," and the director has shared his reaction, saying "everything sucks." Let's break it all down.
Following the announcement of Melissa Barrera's firing from Scream 7, it was announced that Jenna Ortega had quietly left the sequel months ago due to scheduling conflicts.
The news comes amid lingering controversy surrounding the franchise. Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who starred in the two most recent sequels, will not return for "7." Barrera was fired from "Scream 7" over pro-Palestinian statements regarding the Israel-Hamas war that she shared on social media.
NOT for kids under 18 - We had to walk out due to psychologically disturbing content! 😱 We were shocked by the disturbingly demented content and graphic psychologically damaging descriptions that were depicted in first 20 minutes of this movie. Nothing like the prior Scream movies!
Following the success of Scream VI, which scored the biggest opening weekend box office for the entire franchise when it was released in March, a seventh film was announced in August.
On March 12, 2024, Neve Campbell announced her return for the seventh installment as Sidney Prescott via Instagram. She also announced the movie will be directed by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the script for the first, second, and fourth movies of the franchise.
She was killed in the Machers' residence garage by Billy and her body was later discovered by Sidney wedged in a petdoor. Her death heavily affected both Dewey and Sidney. She was the fourth victim of the first Ghostface killing spree.
Melissa Barrera has spoken of being fired from the seventh instalment of Scream over her remarks about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Mexican actress, 33, played Samantha “Sam” Carpenter in previous films in the slasher franchise, beginning with Scream in 2022.
Stu and Billy reveal their plan to Sidney, including how they are going to frame her father, Neil Prescott. Billy and Stu begin to stab each other to make themselves look like the victims of their scapegoat.
Courteney Cox is full of praise for new Scream directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — but she did have one quibble with the franchise's latest film: the decision to definitively kill off the character of Dewey Riley, the now ex-cop portrayed by Cox's real-life former husband David Arquette.
