{"id":861753,"date":"2026-09-26T21:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861753\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:12:08","slug":"melissa-barrera-says-she-would-return-to-scream-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861753\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Barrera Says She Would Return to ‘Scream’ Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDespite being fired from the \u201cScream<\/a>\u201d franchise in 2023, Melissa Barrera<\/a> has made it clear that her real issue is with Spyglass Media Group, not the films themselves. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked if she\u2019d ever return for a future \u201cScream\u201d film during a recent JustWatch<\/a> interview, the actress responded, \u201cnot with the company that currently holds the rights.\u201d (Spyglass is a co-producer and the current rights holder.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI love the franchise,\u201d she continued. \u201cI 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\u2019s comments pertain to the company\u2019s claim that she was acting antisemitically when she shared social media posts criticizing Israel amid the war in Gaza. At the time, Spyglass had said that it had \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\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\tThe \u201cIn the Heights\u201d actress had starred in 2022\u2019s \u201cScream\u201d and that year\u2019s \u201cScream VI\u201d before she was ousted from the franchise. \u201cScream 7\u201d was released earlier this year. Recently, she spoke about how \u201cbeautiful\u201d <\/a>she found the support around Macklemore to be following his removal from Ed Sheeran\u2019s tour for his support of Palestine.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was so beautiful to see Finneas and the band and all the opening acts pulling out in support of Macklemore,\u201d the actress said (via AP<\/a>). \u201cIt made me emotional. You know, I didn\u2019t get that when it happened to me. I didn\u2019t have any of that happen. It was too soon. People were too scared. But it\u2019s good to see that almost three years later, at least things have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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