Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega reunite with 'Scream' Costars
Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega.
Getty Images(2)Melissa Barrera And Jenna Ortega were all smiles when they were reunited with their Scream costars after leaving the seventh installment of the film franchise.
“Yes,” Barrera, 33, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, January 14, alongside a heart-eye emoji with a photo from the Motion Picture & Television Fund's 17th annual Evening Before gala.
In the snap, Barrera and Ortega, 21, were surrounded by their co-stars Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liana Liberato, Tony Revolori, Skeet Ulrich And Jac Quaid.
“Great reunion!!” Ulrich, 53, commented, while Quaid, 31, wrote, “HELL yes.” Gooding, 27, added: “I just love you.”
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The post comes two months after the franchise lost Ortega due to scheduling conflicts with Netflix's Wednesday and Barrera was reportedly fired over social media posts related to the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
A spokesperson for the production company behind the more recent one Scream films, Spyglass Media Group, later clarified the reason for her departure, writing in a November 2023 statement: “Spyglass' position is unequivocally clear: we have zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or incitement to hatred in any form, including false references to genocide. ethnic cleansing, distortion of the Holocaust, or anything else that blatantly crosses the line into hate speech.”
The next month, director Christopher Landon announced his departure.
“I think this is a good time to announce that I have formally left Scream 7 weeks ago,” Landon, 48, shared via X (formerly Twitter) in December 2023. “This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart broke for everyone involved. Everyone.”
He continued, “But it's time to move on. I have nothing more to add to the conversation than I hope Wes [Craven’s] legacy thrives and rises above the noise of a divided world. What he and Kevin [Williamson] created is something amazing and I was honored to bask in their glow for even the briefest moment.
Despite leaving the franchise in June 2022 due to a salary dispute, No Campbell recently revealed that she isn't ruling out a return. Campbell, 50, said Variety on Saturday, January 13 that she would be open to a return “under the right circumstances.”
Campbell said she hoped the franchise would continue, saying: “I honestly have no idea what their plans are. I know there's been a lot going on around it and I'm sure they're spinning their wheels a little bit at the moment.”
She continued, “These films mean a lot to us and they mean a lot to the fans. I go to these conventions sometimes and I meet the fans and they love these movies. They love them. These movies mean a lot to them and these characters mean a lot to them. So even for them I would like to see it continue.”