The directors Tyler Gillett It is Matt Bettinelli-Olpinknown for the franchise films ‘Panic’addressed the troubled exit of the new horror star Melissa Barrera.
“We were excited”explained Gillettwhile Bettinelli-Olpin echoed with laughter.
“It will be a shame that we won’t see the conclusion of Sam Carpenter’s story, but we designed ‘Scream VI’ so that the narrative feels complete.”added Bettinelli-Olpinas reported by ComicBook.
Bettinelli-Olpin also revealed that they “contacted Chris [Landon] and regretted the situation”.
‘Scream 7’ faced a real storm, with the dismissal of the star of the saga Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter), followed by Jenna Ortega (Tara Carpenter) and the director’s departure Christopher Landon from the project.
In November 2023, Barrera shared a post that called the violence in Gaza “genocide” It is “ethnic cleansing”.
After the post, Spyglass, the company behind the franchise ‘Panic’issued a statement condemning the actress’s comments, stating that they have “zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or hate speech in any form”.
According to DanielRPK, Courteney Cox already signed a contract to return as Gale Weathers in ‘Scream 7‘.
She joins Neve Campbell (‘Young Witches’).
In addition to the two, Patrick Dempsey is in talks to reprise his role as Mark Kincaid.
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