Scream 7 is officially happening, but fans have been stunned by two unexpected exits from the new movie. Both Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI, won't be returning for the new movie.
Jenna Ortega starrer Scream VI released in theaters in 2023 to a good reception. The slasher franchise will soon return for Scream 7. Here are more details about the same. Fans of the slasher franchise Scream will be excited to know that post the success of Scream VI in 2023, the series will return with Scream 7 soon.
Jenna Ortega will no longer be in Scream VII. Several outlets reported that the actress will be stepping away from the Scream franchise due to alleged scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday.
With both Barrera and Ortega out, Spyglass has effectively lost the core of its rebooted Scream franchise, as the two stars have been integral to both its plot and success. Storywise, Barrera and Ortega play two sisters — Sam and Tara Carpenter — who are connected to the original Woodsboro murders.
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The shocking reveal at the end of Scream shows that the killers are Tara's best friend Amber and Sam's boyfriend, Richie. They were both motivated to kill to continue the Stab franchise (the horror franchise within Scream replicating the film).
If any Ghostface is apt to return in Scream 7, it's Skeet Ulrich's Billy Loomis, who remains the franchise's most infamous killer. Billy returned in Scream (2022) and Scream 6 through Sam Carpenter's visions, as her father became a representation of her suppressed urge to kill.
Scream 7 is officially happening, but fans have been stunned by two unexpected exits from the new movie. Both Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI, won't be returning for the new movie.
Jenna Ortega has dropped out of “Scream 7” due to her “Wednesday” Season 2 shooting schedule, Variety has confirmed. The news of her exit comes one day after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired from the horror movie due to Barrera's social media posts about Israel and Palestine.
Actress Melissa Barrera has been fired from the next Scream film sequel after its makers said her pro-Palestinian social media posts were antisemitic. The star has posted regularly about the Israel-Gaza conflict, including resharing one post that accused Israel of "genocide and ethnic cleansing".
Scream 7 may add in the craziest twist of all by making Scream's final girl Sam Carpenter the Ghostface killer. The Scream franchise has had a lot of shocking Ghostface killers, though Sam would be the most jaw-dropping.
Chad is one of the "Core Four" group members featured in Scream 2022 and, at one point in the film, was considered a suspect as the new Ghostface. However, Chad himself is later attacked by the masked killer, thought to have bled to death until the end of the film, where it's revealed he survived.
With the assistance of Kirby, Sam and her friends eventually discover that there are three killers this time. The masterminds this time are NYPD Detective Bailey (Dermot Mulroney), Sam's roommate Quinn Bailey (Liana Liberato), and shy college student Ethan Landry (Jack Champion).
Scream 7 takes place in London during the start of the movie, it will then take place back into Woodsborro and the Wesker Studios for the rest of the movie.
Scream 7 is in early development, so the movie doesn't have a release date yet – but we might be waiting a while due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes. It is currently rumored that Scream 7is filming in Canada as of early 2024, under the working title “Blackbird,” though this is yet to be confirmed.
A seventh Scream movie is officially in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. This time, the sequel will be directed by Christopher Landon, a filmmaker with lots of horror experience — previous films include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), Freaky (2020) and Happy Death Day (2017).
At the time of writing, Scream 7 is still planned to happen, even if it's without its two main characters, and it's unknown if there will be more cast exits or if Sam and Tara will be recast.
Star Melissa Barrera, known for playing Sam Carpenter in both 2022's Scream and 2023's Scream VI, was fired for comments made on social media. Her co-star, Jenna Ortega, was announced to have left one day later – though seemingly for unrelated reasons.
Melissa Barrera was fired from "Scream 7" after making comments about the Israel-Gaza conflict. It was then reported that Jenna Ortega won't return due to scheduling conflicts with "Wednesday." Barrera and Ortega have been at the forefront of the recent "Scream" movies.
Scream VI has been released – but, sadly for fans, it's the first one without Neve Campbell. Campbell, who had played Sidney Prescott in every Scream film to date, announced in June 2021 she had quit the sixth instalment as she wasn't getting paid what she thought she deserved.
Sidney finds out about his child much later on and figures he wasn't "patient" with her after all and being unfaithful to her. It is revealed that Billy held hatred inside for Sidney, but stayed in the relationship to stay close to her to execute his plan of revenge for his mother abandoning him.
He was an 18-year old high school student, who attended Woodsboro High School. He was an eccentric and insensitive, but seemed harmless enough, but he was really a psychopath who killed his fellow students for fun.
