Scream 7 now loses its director: “It was a dream job, it became a nightmare”
After Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, Christopher Landon announced this weekend on X that he too had abandoned the horror film.
“I think this is the right time to announce that I have left Scream 7 since several weeks, wrote Christopher Landon on X on December 23. This may disappoint some of you, and please others. It was a dream job, it became a nightmare. My heart broke for everyone who was involved. All. But it’s time to move forward. I have nothing more to contribute to the debate than that I hope that Wes’s legacy (Craven) will be stronger than this divided world. What he created with Kevin (Williamson)it’s a wonderful thing, and I felt honored to be a part of it even if it was for such a short moment.”
I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago. This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on. I have nothing
— christopher landon (@creetureshow) December 23, 2023
Fired from Scream 7, Melissa Barrera reacts: “I can’t stay silent”
Last August, we learned that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who had directed Scream 5 And 6, would not come back to complete their trilogy, but that the director of Freaky and of Happy Birthdead would succeed them. It has since been revealed confirmed that Neve Campbell wouldn’t return either in the lead role of Sidney Prescott, then Melissa Barrera was ousted from the project following the publication of pro-Palestinian remarks deemed anti-Semitic by the production. The next day, the interpreter of his sister in the film and very popular since the success of WednesdayJenna Ortega, announced that she had she also left Scream 7.
Officially, his departure would have nothing to do with the dismissal of his colleague, even if the timing could have been perceived as support on his part. At the same time, Landon tweeted: “Yes it sucks. Stop shouting. It’s not my decision….” A message deleted immediately, but which proved the tensions behind the scenes.
After all these departures, the saga Scream Is she dead and buried? Or could she be reborn with a different team in front of and behind the camera? For the moment, nothing official has been announced.
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