In a few weeks it will be two years since the dismissal of Melissa Barrera of Scream 7but his fans neither forget nor forgive.
Spyglass Media Groupfired the Mexican actress from Scream 7 in November 2023, during the development stage of the sequel, following publications made on her social networks about the Israel-Hamas war, unleashing controversy among fans who have shown their support for the actress and poured out their frustration with intense messages on networks since then.
At the time, Spyglass explained that the company has “zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or hate speech in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, distortion of the Holocaust or anything that flagrantly crosses the line of hate speech”.
Barrera, for his part, spoke out saying, “As a proud Latina and Mexican, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and that is why I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues that matter to me and lend my voice to those who are in need.”.
Spyglass and the team Scream 7they did a rewrite of the script after Barrera's dismissal and the subsequent departure of Jenna Ortega, rethinking some points of the plans for the story, since Barrera and Ortega's characters, the Carpenter sisters, were the central axis of the relaunch of Scream.
Months later, the sequel had secured the return of many original members, including Neve Campbell in a leading role, returning as the Scream Queen Sidney Prescott, after being absent from the sixth film due to a salary dispute, the Courteney Coxin his seventh appearance as Gale Weathers, and those of David Arquette like Dewey, Matthew Lillard (Scream) like Stu Macher and Scott Foley (Scream 3) as Roman Bridger.
A Mason Gooding y Jasmin Savoy Brownthey have also been criticized by Barrera's fans for having agreed to reprise their roles as the twin brothers Mason and Mindy Meeks-Martin, part of the Core Four, along with Barrera and Ortega, in Scream 5 (2022) y Scream 6 (2023).
This week, the controversy was revived with the release of the first trailer for Scream 7released by Paramount Pictures on the morning of Thursday, October 30. Barrera's fans did not take long to harshly criticize the trailer on social networks and ask for a boycott of the premiere. scheduled in theaters for February 2026.
Whatever your position, It is important to respect each person's opinionwhether you are a fan of the actress, or a fan of the slasher horror saga. Whether you are one of those who calls for a boycott, and decide not to go to the cinema, or you are one of those who goes to see the movie on the big screen.
What does leave a lot to be desired is going to extremes like wanting to ruin the movie for the rest of the fans, sharing without restriction, care and limitsplot details, making spoilersrevealing extremely important things such as who the Ghostfaces of this new sequel are, having had access to supposed online “leaks.” Whether they are real or not, it is in very bad taste to intentionally ruin the film for others by not being on the same boycott train.
Be careful with that.
SYNOPSIS:
“When a new Ghostface killer appears in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her worst fears come true when her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to end the bloodshed once and for all.”
Newcomers to the franchise include Isabel May (1883), Celeste O’Connor (Freaky), Asa Germann (The Boys), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Sam Calculator (The Fabelmans), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Mark Consuelos (Live with Kelly & Mark), Ethan Embry (Grace and Fankie), Michelle Randolph (Landman, 1923), Jimmy Tatro (You’re Cordially Invited, Home Economics), y Joel McHale (Community) as Mark Evans, Sidney's husband.
Roger L. Jackson It's Ghostface's voice.
The production of Scream 7 It was held this year between the months of January and March in Atlanta, GA.
The seventh installment of the franchise Scream de Spyglass Media, marks the first time Kevin Williamson direct a movie from the franchise. Williamson wrote the screenplay for the original, and the sequels Scream 2 y Scream 4, and has been executive producer of Scream 5 y Scream 6.
The script of Scream 7 was written by Williamson y Guy Busickfrom a story of James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (Scream 5, Scream 6).
Vanderbilt produce Scream 7 alongside William Sherak and Paul Neinstein of Project X Entertainment, executive producers Radio Silence (consisting of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella), and Spyglass.
Paramount is planning the theatrical release of Scream 7 for him February 26, 2025 in Mexicoand the February 27 in the United States.
Source: https://cine3.com/fans-melissa-barrera-piden-boicotear-scream-7/
