Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’

The Scream franchise is getting murdered.

In the future after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera from Scream VII, the newest installment of the horror film sequence, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega may also not be returning.

Shedding the 2 fundamental leads who had been instrumental in revitalizing the getting older franchise now places its future in query. Christopher Landon stays on board as director — for now — however subsequent steps for Spyglass stay unclear.

Sources insist that Ortega’s departure has nothing to do with Barrera’s firing, which occurred after she made dozens of social media posts referring to the Israel-Hamas struggle. Sources say that Ortega’s representatives knowledgeable Spyglass previous to the actors strike that the actress, one of many largest younger Hollywood names to emerge previously decade, wouldn’t be returning. A number of sources say the actress both had no deal or, within the renegotiating of her choice, requested what the film firm deemed was an excessive amount of cash. Spyglass had beforehand declined to carry again authentic franchise star Neve Campbell after she had requested for a major elevate for Scream VI. (Campbell would later say, “I couldn’t stroll on set … feeling undervalued.”)

Barrera and Ortega have performed sisters within the franchise since 2022’s Scream. Within the brief time since that movie was launched, Ortega grew to become a large star because of her work on Netflix’s hit Wednesday, and was seen as a linchpin to the Scream franchise.

2022’s Scream revamped the sequence, with youthful stars together with Barrera and Ortega teaming up with legacy actors Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. It grossed $137.7 million globally. The New York-set Scream VI topped $168.9 million globally.