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Former Scream 7 Director Says FBI Got 'Involved' After Melissa Barrera's Firing: 'People Were Threatening to Kill Me'
Filmmaker Christopher Landon said in a new interview that he and his family received death threats in the weeks after Spyglass Media fired Melissa Barrera from the 'Scream' franchise. Landon was ...
Original ‘Scream 7’ Director Left Sequel After Receiving Death Threats Over Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega Exits
Director Christopher Landon quit "Scream 7" after receiving death threats over Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega's cast exits.
Jenna Ortega reveals real reason she left 'Scream 7': 'It was all kind of falling apart'
Jenna Ortega is opening up about "Scream 7" "kind of falling apart" in the wake of her co-star Melissa Barrera's firing.
Jenna Ortega now admits Melissa Barrera situation played into own Scream departure
In November 2023, the rebooted Scream franchise saw its future slip away like the light draining from the eyes of a Ghostface victim. After Melissa Barrera’s social media posts about Palestine were ...
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Jenna Ortega Breaks Silence on ‘Scream’ Departure After Melissa Barrera Was Cut From Film
The Scream franchise is iconic for so many reasons, and its recent installments reached a new generation thanks to Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera’s star power. The actors aren’t coming back for the ...
Jenna Ortega says she left ‘Scream VII’ because the production was ‘falling apart’
In a recent interview with The Cut, the "Death of a Unicorn" star admitted that, “It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling." ...
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Everything to Know About ‘Scream VII’ After Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega’s Exits
“The Melissa stuff was happening ... the idea of him coming back in some capacity, and Scream VI kept that option open. Before her firing, Barrera discussed where she would like to see Sam ...
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Jenna Ortega breaks her silence on why she really exited ‘Scream’ franchise
Melissa Barrera, was fired and would not be returning. Ortega added that she also exited the franchise because the directors of 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI,” Tyler Gillett ...
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Christopher Landon Left ‘Scream 7’ Following Death Threats Over Melissa Barrera Firing: “I Did Not Fire Her”
By Lexi Carson Christopher Landon, who was originally set to direct Scream 7, is revealing what went down amid Melissa Barrera being fired from the film. And when Barrera’s co-star Jenna Ortega ...
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Jenna Ortega Explains Why She Left ‘Scream 7’ With Melissa Barrera: ‘It Was All Kind of Falling Apart’
Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera became the faces of the “Scream” franchise with their back-to-back stints as the Carpenter sisters in “Scream” (2022) and 2023’s “Scream VI.” ...
Jenna Ortega Opens Up About Her Exit From Scream & Clarifies It “Had Nothing To Do With Pay Or Scheduling…
After Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream, Jenna Ortega announced her exit from the film franchise. Now, in a recent ...
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‘Scream VII’ director exited film over ‘aggressive’ death threats against his kids: ‘The FBI was getting involved’
Like something out of a horror movie. Director Christopher Landon has broken his silence on the real reason he exited “Scream VII” two years ago. The “Drop” director, who stepped away from ...