One studio has learned that you don’t mess with the new sisters of Scream. Just hours after Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream VII for what the studio Spyglass labeled as “anti-Semitic” posts, actress Jenna Ortega has left the project. THR confirms that Ortega will no longer appear in the seventh Scream film, which was […]
Melissa Barrera fired from Scream 7 cast over social media posts
We’re in a moment in Hollywood where actors fought against studios for better working conditions, but comments made on social media can get you fired. Melissa Barrera will no longer be a part of Scream VII after showing her support and sharing her candid feelings in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War. Multiple outlets have […]
Movie Review – Carmen (2023)
Carmen, 2023. Directed by Benjamin Millepied. Starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Benedict Hardie, Kaan Guldur, Pip Edwards, Nico Cortez, Kevin MacIsaac, Richard Brancatisano, Ryan Oliver Gelbart, Corey London, Alejandro Corsino, Marina Tamayo, and Sadie Thornton. SYNOPSIS: A young and fiercely independent woman, Carmen, is forced […]
Melissa Barrera and Nicholas Hoult set for erotic horror The One
After becoming the new face of the Scream franchise, Melissa Barrera is about to step into another horror film in The One. Starring alongside Nicholas Hoult (Renfield) and Lana Condor (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), The One is an erotic horror as a contestant on a reality dating show finds herself in danger from the man whose […]
Movie Review – Carmen (2023)
Carmen, 2023. Directed by Benjamin Millepied. Starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Benedict Hardie, Kaan Guldur, Pip Edwards, Nico Cortez, Kevin MacIsaac, Richard Brancatisano, Ryan Oliver Gelbart, Corey London, Alejandro Corsino, Marina Tamayo, and Sadie Thornton. SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Millepied’s complete reimagining of Carmen tells a story […]
Movie Review – Scream VI (2023)
Scream VI, 2023. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Segarra, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Skeet Ulrich, Devyn Nekoda, and Henry Czerny. SYNOPSIS: The four survivors of the Woodsboro tragedy head to New York to gain a fresh […]
Exclusive Interview – Melissa Barrera talks Carmen
Robert Kojder chats with Carmen star Melissa Barrera… There’s a strong chance you know the name Melissa Barrera from the recent Scream legacy sequels. It’s understandable since she excels at fighting back against Ghostface and shading in her character with grounded PTSD and a winning bond with her sister, played by Jenna Ortega. However, she […]
Exclusive: Scream star Melissa Barrera says “It would be my dream for Sam to be Ghostface”
With Benjamin Millipied’s hypnotic and gritty abstract dance drama Shakespearean star-crossed love story Carmen now in US theaters, star Melissa Barrera has been making the virtual junket press rounds. She was also open to fielding questions on the Scream series, where she was very receptive to a possible route I suggested the movies could go. […]
Scream’s Melissa Barrera joins Radio Silence’s Universal Monsters movie
Radio Silence have already made their stamp on horror with their twisted slashers, but now they’ll do the monster mash with Universal’s iconic monsters. The untitled-Universal Monster Movie will see Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett helm from a script written by Stephen Shields, with revisions by Guy Busick. Scream producer Chad Villella will […]
Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal star in trailer for Carmen
Sony Pictures has released a poster and trailer for Carmen, director Benjamin Millepied’s modern-day reimagining of the classical opera. The musical drama follows Carmen (Melissa Barrera), a young woman fleeing the Mexican desert she calls home following the death of her mother, as she survives a terrifying illegal border crossing with the help of a […]