Jenna Ortega withdraws from Scream VII – The Hollywood Reporter

Jenna Ortega

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the Screaming The franchise is being killed.

One day after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera The seventh screamthe latest installment in the horror franchise, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega will not be returning either.

The loss of the two main heroes who were instrumental in revitalizing the aging franchise now puts its future in question. Christopher Landon remains at the helm – for now – but Spyglass’s next steps remain unclear.

Sources insist that Ortega’s departure has nothing to do with Parreira’s dismissal, which occurred after she published dozens of social media posts referring to war between Israel and Hamas. Sources say Ortega’s representatives informed Spyglass before the actors’ strike that the actress, one of the biggest young Hollywood names to emerge in the past decade, would not be returning. Multiple sources say the actress either didn’t have an agreement, or while renegotiating her option, asked what the film company considered to be a large sum of money. Spyglass previously refused to bring back original franchise star Neve Campbell after she requested a significant raise Sixth scream. (“I couldn’t walk on set…I feel so undervalued,” Campbell later said.)

Barrera and Ortega have played sisters in the franchise since 2022 Screaming. In the short time since this film’s release, Ortega has become a big star thanks to her work in the hit Netflix film. Wednesdayand was seen as the backbone of Screaming Commercial franchise.

2022 Screaming He revamped the series, with younger stars including Barrera and Ortega teaming up with veteran actors Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. It grossed $137.7 million worldwide. New York group Sixth scream It has grossed over $168.9 million worldwide.