Actress Jenna Ortega may not be returning for the seventh installment in the iconic “Scream” franchise. Reports claim that her departure was already a topic before the cast strike as Ortega was scheduled to film the second season of “Wednesday.”
Ortega and co-star Melissa Barrera were critical to the transformative success of the “Scream” franchise, and their film was a global success.
Along with the shocking news of Ortega’s departure, Barrera was fired yesterday by the studio for his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. The actor released a statement in support of Gaza and its people, and Spyglass Studio immediately condemned his position. However, fans have expressed their support for Barrera on social media.
Jenna Ortega Drops ‘Scream VIII’
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Jenna Ortega, the young actress who took the movie world by storm, is reportedly leaving “Scream VIII.” According to Deadline, Ortega and Scream executives discussed his departure from the popular horror franchise before the recently concluded actors’ and writers’ union struck.
The script for “Scream VIII” is still in production, and Ortega is scheduled to be in Ireland by April 2024. The actor will be filming the second season of the hit Netflix series “Wednesday”, in which he plays the main character. This has caused a conflict in the filming schedule for the two projects, and it seems that Ortega has made his choice.
While there’s no word on “Scream 7” yet, Ortega is booked and busy. With the strike over, the actor will have to finish the final days of filming for “Beetlejuice” to make sure it meets its scheduled Labor Day 2024 release date.
There are also high expectations for the second season of “Wednesday” after the first season earned Ortega a Primetime Comedy Actor Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe Comedy TV Actor nomination.
Jenna Ortega And Melissa Barrera Are Changing The ‘Scream’ Franchise
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Ortega was a key figure in the successful transformation of the Scream franchise. Due to great performances from him and co-star Melissa Barrera, the horror franchise got its biggest opening gross from “Scream VI.” The film earned a total of $44.4 million domestically and $67 million worldwide.
Ortega and Barrera first played sisters Tara and Sam Carpenter, respectively, in “Scream 2022” and again in “Scream VI.” With the expected success of the seventh film, the franchise will reach and surpass the $1 billion global mark at the box office. The six films released so far are worth $911 million.
Melissa Barrera Controversially Fired From Franchise
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Prior to the news of Ortega’s departure, it was announced that Barrera had been fired from “Scream 7.” The dismissal came after the actress’ controversial social media statements about the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. However, Ortega’s exit from the Scream franchise was reportedly unrelated to Barrera’s firing.
follow Deadline, the studio behind the film, Spyglass Media, decided to fire Barrera because of his stance on Instagram. The actress posted on her Instagram Stories, which read, “Gaza is now being treated like a concentration camp. Gathering everyone together, nowhere to go, no electricity no water… People don’t learn anything from our history. And just like our history, people are still silently watching it all happen. THIS IS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION & ETHNIC CLEANSING.”
In a subsequent post, the “In the Heights” actor also shared a photo of himself with the caption “Palestine WILL be free.” Barrera also added, “They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Scream Executives Have Released Statement About Melissa Barrera’s Firing
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Following the news of Barrera’s firing, Spyglass released a statement saying their stance on his statement was “very clear.”
They wrote, “We do not tolerate antisemitism or hate speech in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, distortions of the Holocaust or anything that blatantly crosses the line into hate speech.”
“Scream 7” director Christopher Landon also posted a brief statement on X and later deleted the tweet. It read, “This is my statement: Everything is bad. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to make.”
Several fans on social media tweeted in support of Barrera amid the dismissal. They shared a post from the actress’s IG story that went viral as they seemingly addressed her dismissal from the film. It reads, “At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for the people I include, than included for the people I exclude.”
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