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Neve Campbell is “really excited” for Sidney Prescott return in Scream 7

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Neve Campbell is returning as the iconic Sidney Prescott and is happy about Scream’s future. In an interview with People, Campbell says: “I’ve lived with Sidney for 30 years, and I’m really, really grateful to get to go back to it.” Campbell had a falling out with the studio behind the recent Scream reboot, Spyglass, […]

Could Melissa Barrera be the first to jump from Scream to Scary Movie?

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Are we going to witness one of the great movies in parody history with an actor going from one of the original genre films to the parody version? Melissa Barrera has treated horror fans with the idea of her appearing in a new Scary Movie. At this year’s CinemaCon, Paramount Pictures announced Neil H. Moritz […]

Courteney Cox joins Neve Campbell in Kevin Williamson’s Scream 7

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Scream 7 is shaping up to be a classic slasher reunion. Not only is Neve Campbell already returning as the iconic Sydney Prescott, and longtime franchise writer Kevin Williamson is finally stepping into the director’s chair, but it looks like Courteney Cox wants another round against Ghostface. Variety reports that Cox has entered negotiations to […]

Melissa Barrera was set to have three movie arc in Scream, reveals Skeet Ulrich

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We know the new era of Scream films was incomplete when its leads left, but now we’re seeing the scoop of that loss. For those who don’t remember, Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream VII, and Jenna Ortega later dropped out due to scheduling. That obviously put a massive hole in the plans in the […]

Melissa Barrera looks back on her “shocking” firing from Scream 7

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The horror community, especially fans of the Scream franchise, were shocked when news of Melissa Barrera’s firing from Scream VII dropped. Following her comments concerning the Israel and Palestine, which were labelled as anti-Semitic, Barrera was dropped from the upcoming production. That caused a domino effect with both Jenna Ortega announced as exiting and new […]

Neve Campbell open to Scream 7 return “under the right circumstances”

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No matter the drama around the Scream franchise, it seems that Neve Campbell will never turn her back on it. The slasher franchise has lost its two new lead actresses, Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera, as well as its Scream VII director Christopher Landon. But it seems like Campbell knows that she has a place […]

Christopher Landon exits Scream 7, slasher sequel now without director or stars

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Scream 7 is in a world of trouble. Not only has the slasher sequel lost its two leads, but now the director has stepped away. News broke Saturday before the Christmas holiday that Christopher Landon left the seventh Scream movie after weeks of drama surrounding the project. The filmmaker took to social media to address […]

Scream 7 to see creative reboot, Spyglass wants Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey returns

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The Scream franchise has seen its most shocking week since the passing of Wes Craven. With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes ending, many were excited to see development begin on Scream VII. Then, this week saw the firing of Melissa Barrera, as well as Jenna Ortega leaving the franchise. Alongside a new director in Christopher […]

Jenna Ortega leaves Scream 7 after Melissa Barrera exit

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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 […]