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Director Christopher Landon is not directing Scream VII. The filmmaker introduced on social media that he has exited the franchise, which doesn’t actually come a shock to me after all of the drama that has unfolded over the previous couple of months.
As you recognize, Melissa Barrera was fired by Spyglass over feedback she made on social media over the Israel-Hamas battle and Jenna Ortega additionally ended up bowing out attributable to “scheduling conflicts” with Wednesday Season 2, however, there’s most likely extra to her exit than that. Now Landon is gone, and that is what he shared in a statement:
“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 more to add to the conversation other than I hope Wes’ legacy thrives and lifts above the din of a divided world. What he and Kevin created is something amazing and I was honored to have even the briefest moment basking in their glow.”
I used to be really trying ahead to seeing what Landon would do with the franchise. He’s directed some enjoyable horror movies like Happy Death Day and Freaky, and it appeared like Scream was proper up his alley. But, sadly, the state of affairs turned bitter for him and he’s on to the subsequent factor.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how Spyglass Media strikes ahead. I think about they’ll convey a brand new director in to maneuver the franchise ahead, however who will that be!? The manufacturing firm has their work minimize out for them.
Following backlash on social media for reducing Barrera from Scream VII, Spyglass Media launched an announcement noting the explanations that they had for letting her go: “Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech.”
If the Scream franchise got here to an finish now, that’d be tremendous. They just about should reboot the entire thing once more as a result of the story that the inventive was seeking to inform is now within the trash.
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