Jamie Kennedy, the star who performed Randy Meeks within the Scream franchise, says that Melissa Barrera
, the actor who performed Sam Carpenter in 2022’s Scream and Scream VI, ought to by no means have been fired throughout pre-production of Scream 7. Barrera was faraway from her lead position within the movie after she made social media posts denouncing Israel’s actions within the Gaza battle, and the studio backing the mission determined to half methods together with her.
Kennedy appeared on Fox Information Digital to speak about cancel tradition: “I believe the entire concept, the time period ‘cancel’…Suppose how insane that time period is. Like, ‘Hey, you already know what? We do not like what you stated. Canceled.’ Like, you speak about inclusive. That is like essentially the most uninclusive factor of all time.” It was there that he addressed the problem with Barrera’’ removing from the upcoming horror sequel Scream 7:
“She ought to have by no means been fired. She has her beliefs, OK? She’s allowed to have her beliefs. Different individuals on set produce other beliefs. That is, you already know, it is essentially the most troublesome topic — probably the most troublesome topics to debate proper now in trendy instances. And she or he’s courageous sufficient to place her beliefs on the market. For those who don’t love them, name her up. Speak to her.
“I had by no means seen that when it comes to like a star so scorching, so on her rise – simply every thing ripped away for a tweet. A tweet! It was ridiculous, and it is simply gonna gas extra individuals going, ‘Why did you try this?'”
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Scream 7 is about to be launched in February 2026. The movie is directed by Kevin Williamson, who’s working with a script written by Man Busick. It stars Scream alumni Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Roger Jackson, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, David Arquette, Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard. Newcomers embody Isabel Could, Joel McHale, Anna Camp, Ethan Embry, Mckenna Grace and Asa Germann, amongst others.
May a Divided Response to Barrera’s Firing Put the ‘Scream’ Franchise in Peril?
There is a risk that Barrera’s removing from the subsequent Scream installment could have a destructive impact on the film. And when you assume the discourse has run out of steam, simply go on X and see the replies to all of the posts concerning Scream 7. There is a very clear division between those that have determined to neglect the dialogue, and those that nonetheless consider Barrera deserved higher and categorical it. These in favor of her usually name individuals out to boycott the film.
The query lies within the numbers. Similar to there’s an enormous chunk of followers who’ve determined the Scream franchise isn’t for them any extra as a result of Barrera’s firing, there have been many who reacted equally when the brand new revival of Scream centered on new characters. These have been those who acquired significantly offended when Sidney was nowhere to be seen in Scream VI. Did this have an effect on the field workplace projections? By no means. Everybody nonetheless went to see the film, and the 2023 sequel made almost $169 million, changing into the third highest-grossing film within the franchise.
In lower than a 12 months, we’ll see the return of Ghostface in a newly reformed franchise that modified a few of its leads, and introduced again a few of its lifeless characters. It is a dangerous transfer, in fact, however it’s promising that producers have determined to contain those that turned a slasher film concept right into a franchise with a legacy as robust as Scream‘s.
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