{"id":611924,"date":"2026-09-26T01:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611924\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:12:09","slug":"melissa-barrera-would-return-to-scream-if-rights-leave-spyglass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/611924\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Barrera Would Return To ‘Scream’ If Rights “Leave” Spyglass"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAlthough she was unceremoniously fired from the franchise three years ago, Melissa Barrera<\/a> remains a Scream<\/a> fan.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actress, who was fired for supporting \u201cFree Palestine\u201d<\/a> in 2023, recently explained that her issue is with Spyglass Media<\/a> Group, whose leadership \u201cnever apologized\u201d for accusing her of antisemitism over her response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNot with the company that currently holds the rights,\u201d she said on JustWatch<\/a> of whether she would return. \u201cI love the franchise. I had an amazing time making those movies. But a lot of the hate and the difficulty that I\u2019ve faced in the last years is because the leadership of that company made it a point to label me something that I\u2019m not, and they never apologized, even when I was proven right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBarrera continued, \u201cEven with an apology, I wouldn\u2019t go back to work with them. So, not that I\u2019m holding my breath. I don\u2019t think they have that ability. But if the franchise were ever to leave those hands and go into hands that I think honor Wes Craven\u2019s legacy more, I think yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSpyglass fired Barrera<\/a> in November 2023 over her social media posts on the Israel-Hamas<\/a> conflict and the \u201catrocities being committed against Palestinians,\u201d with the company explaining they have \u201czero 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing her ousting, Jenna Ortega also exited the franchise<\/a>, later noting that the sequel \u201cwas all kind of falling apart<\/a>\u201d without Barrera to play its new \u201cfinal girl\u201d Sam Carpenter. Director Christopher Landon dropped out of the project<\/a> as well, citing \u201chighly aggressive and really scary\u201d death threats targeting his children<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tNeve Campbell was then brought back to reprise her role<\/a> as OG \u201cfinal girl\u201d Sidney Campbell for Scream 7 in March 2024, with original Scream (1996) writer Williamson on board to direct. She previously sat out Scream VI<\/a> (2023) over a low pay offer.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs the seventh installment of the slasher franchise premiered at Paramount Studios in February, \u201cFree Palestine\u201d protesters lined up<\/a> outside the entrance to the lot. Back when the first trailer for Scream 7 was released last October, fans quickly began slamming the movie on social media, calling for a boycott<\/a>.<\/p>\n