Christopher Landon reveals having resigned from 'Scream 7' after the dismissal of Melissa Barrera

Much was the controversy that surrounded the preparation of Scream 7; from The dismissal of Melissa Barrerathe exits of Jenna Ortega and the director Christopher Landonand a complete script rewriting.

Now, Landon makes things clear with the publication of the book Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror of Ashley Cullinsrevealing that he resigned from the project about “a week later” that Spyglass Media Group dismissed Barrera because of publications in his social networks where he approached the conflict between Israel and Hamas, offering support to Palestine.

Landon said about his departure and the absence of barrier:

“There was no movie anymore. The whole script revolved around it [Sam Carpenter, el personaje de Barrera].

“I didn't sign to make a movie Scream. I signed to make that movie. When that movie ceased to exist, I moved on”.

Barrera's dismissal occurred in November 2023, and it was not up to a month later that Landon announced that he left the direction of Scream 7calling it “A dream job that became a nightmare. I hope that Wes Craven's legacy prosper and rises above the noise of a divided world.”

In the book, Landon commented that he wanted to approach in private the consequences of barrier dismissal, but that became impossible when social media users sent him death threats, assuming he was the one who had fired her.

“I was still analyzing my feelings about everything that happened. When everything happened, it was something that I tried to process in a private and balanced way. When you are a public person, people often do not like that. They want an immediate reaction and that you agree with them.”

When the threats climbed, Landon decided to announce his withdrawal from the project:

“Everyone shouted at someone who didn't even come out in the movie. Many people thought I was a kind of villain. That deeply hit me. It was painful, and it was very painful to lose the job of my dreams in such a sudden and strange way“.

After Landon's departure, it was announced that a new script would be written, and Kevin Williamsonscreenwriter of original delivery, and sequels Scream 2 y Scream 4he assumed the commitment as director of the seventh installment, marking the first time Williamson directs a film from the Slasher horror franchise.

Williamson has been involved as executive producer of the two most recent deliveries, Scream 5 y Scream VI.

Besides, Neve Campbell He is taking up his iconic role as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7having been absent from the sixth film due to a salary dispute. His character will be the central axis of the plot again, after his small participation in Scream 5 (2022).

Other confirmed returns include Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Scott Foley, Roger L. Jackson like the voice of Ghostface, and Mason Gooding (Heart Eyes) y Jasmin Savoy Brown directly from Scream 5 y 6.

Scream 7 It will premiere In cinemas on February 27, 2026.