Scream 7

Screamwas a very dark and tumultuous experience.

People were threatening to kill me and my family, to the point where the FBI was getting involved.

The head of security at various studios and the FBI had to examine the threats.

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It was highly aggressive and really scary.

He confirmed thatSpyglass Media fired Barrera, not him.

I did not fire her.

Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter looking and talking to friends outside a New York park in Scream 6

A lot of people think I had something to do with it, and it was not my doing.

I had no control of the situation at all.

And so they came for me, knives out.

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Scream 7 is the latest entry in the longstanding horror franchise, continuing the legacy with new chilling events.

“They wanted me to continue on.

They basically said, you’re able to restart it.

you could figure it out.

Ghostface holding a bloody knife in 2022’s Scream

For me, it was not worth it.

I would rather put my efforts into something else, where I could feel appreciated and respected.

In the midst of all the chaos, I was grieving the loss of one of my dream jobs.

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I went through all the stagesI was shocked, I was sad, and then I got angry.

To be a part of this legacy, it was really hard to let it go.

Theres no resentment at all.

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What else are you going to do?

Kevin probably made a banger of a movie, because he knows it better than anybody.

Its going to be awesome.

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While filming is expected to wrap soon,it is expected to hit theaters on February 26, 2026.

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