Jenna Ortega explains why she left the Shout Franchise in the middle of the dismissal of his co-star Melissa Barrera.
In a cover story for The cut Posted on Monday, the Death of a unicorn Star has thought about the restart outlet Shout Franchise, in which she and Barre will play the role of Carpenter Sisters. After Spyglass Media Group announced in November 2023 that Barrera had been dismissed from the seventh episode to come for remarks that she made on the War of Israel-Hamas on Instagram, it was also announced a day later that Norta also left the film. It was assumed that its exit was due to the dismissal or compensation disputes of Barrera, however, Ortega explained why she had decided not to return.
“It had nothing to do with salary or planning,” said Ortega. “Melissa’s stuff happened, and it was all kinds of fall.”
Scream VI The directors, Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, had also left, which Oorta identified as reason.
“If Scream VII was not going to be with this team of directors and the people I fell in love, so that did not seem to be the right decision for me in my career at the time, “she added.
Speaking of their respective outings at the time, Barrera had said The Hollywood Reporter From Ortega, “she supported me a lot, and we are sisters for life.”
Ortega has since played in a myriad of projects, including last year Beetlejuice Beetlejuice And come back for the second season of his Hit by Netflix Smash Wednesday.
“I joined a lot of franchises, which is so great in being part of the inheritance,” said Ortega The cut. “But for me, I really try to prioritize new directors and original stories. I know outside, maybe people look at my choices like, Dude, what is this girl doing? I never thought I would make a film with unicorns. But an original script is exciting. If I can help do it, I love to do it.
For the second season of Wednesday Ortega will also be executed: “I feel a little more empowered to speak.”
Original Shout Star Neve Campbell, who was out of the previous arrival due to a salary dispute, should play CRI 7Who will focus on his character, Sidney Prescott, and his daughter. Joel Mchale is on board to play the spouse Mark Evans. Mason Gooding and Jasmine Savoy Brown, who were part of the Core Four with Ortega and Barrera, will come back.
Kevin Williamson – The creator of the franchise that wrote the original script led by Wes Craven, as well as CRI 2 And Cris 4 – Director. Guy Buick, who wrote 2022cry And Scream VIwrote the script.
Paramount is defined to release CRI 7 in theaters on February 27, 2026.
