‘Scream VII’ director Christopher Landon quits after cast exit
Scream VII has lost another member of the film team with 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 known as Twitter) on Saturday, December 23. “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 [Anderson’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.
Landon, known for his involvement in Happy dying day And Bizarrewould succeed Tyler Gillett And Matt Bettinelli-Olpinwho directed Scream V And Scream VI.
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Gillett and Bettinelli-Olpin revived the franchise nearly a decade after the fourth Scream was released and introduced new leads Sam and Tara Carpenter, played by Melissa Barrera And Jenna Ortegarespectively. However, both actresses have left the film Scream franchise in recent weeks.
Ortega, 21, left due to film conflicts with Netflix’s Wednesday season 2 and reshoots for Beetle juice 2. Her scheduling issues were reported days after Barrera, 33, was fired from the franchise.
Barrera was released after voicing her support for Palestine during the conflict with Israel. Variety reported last month that re-sharing posts accusing Israel of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” and distorting “the Holocaust to boost Israel’s arms industry” led to her being fired.
Production company Spyglass Media Group, which is behind the newer one Scream films, then denied that Barrera’s pro-Palestine comments caused the decision.
“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, Holocaust distortion, or anything that flagrantly crosses the line hate speech,” their statement said.
Barrera denied that he had violated their rules on hate speech. “First and foremost, I condemn anti-Semitism and Islamophobia,” Barrera wrote on November 22 via her Instagram Story. “I condemn any form of hatred and prejudice against any group of people.”
The actress noted that “as a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel a responsibility to have a platform that gives me the privilege to be heard,” adding that she has tried to use her celebrity status as a way to ‘raise awareness of issues’. I care about those in need and lend my voice.”
“Every person on this earth – regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status – deserves equal human rights, dignity and of course freedom,” Barrera continued. “I believe that a group of people is NOT their leadership, and that no governing body should be above criticism.”
Meanwhile, Landon responded to Barrera’s firing in a now-deleted message via Stop shouting. This was not my decision.”
Scream VII does not have a release date yet.