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Photorealistic image of a computer monitor displaying industry news and production restructure memo for Scream 7 on a desk.

Photorealistic image of a computer monitor displaying industry news and production restructure memo for Scream 7 on a desk.

In November 2023, Spyglass fired Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 for pro-Palestinian comments during the Gaza war, which Spyglass deemed antisemitic.[25][26] In late 2023, Barrera shared a post accusing Israel of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” and a magazine article alleging the Israeli government was distorting “the Holocaust to boost the Israeli arms industry”.[27] In late 2023, a Spyglass spokesman told Variety "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.”[28] Her co-star Jenna Ortega departed the film shortly after due to what was claimed at the time to be scheduling conflicts with Wednesday.[29] Ortega refuted that in an April 2025 interview with The Cut, stating the departure of Barrera, along with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, then new director Christopher Landon due to conflicts with Spyglass's retooling of Scream 7, made her return untenable.[30][31] The film was then completely overhauled and recast with Neve Campbell returning as the film's lead Ver mais