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With 2023’sScream VIsuccess, fans were sure this was just the beginning for the franchise. The film was a massive success, financially as well as critically but things quickly took a turn as the franchise is now doomed. In August 2023, a seventh film was announced with Christopher Landon as the director, but the production was halted due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike.
The troubles began in November 2023 when Melissa Barrera was fired from the film for social media posts in support of Palestine during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Shortly after that, it was announced that Jenna Ortega was not returning due to scheduling conflicts with filming the Netflix series Wednesday. Not just that, Christopher Landon announced on last week that he is no longer associated with the sequel. As a result, the franchise is now expected to go through a reboot.
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Fans believe it is the end of theScreamfranchise
2023 was a great year for theScreamfranchise and thanks to the success ofScreamVI, the seventh installment in theScreamfranchise,ScreamVII. Director Christopher Landon was all set to direct the film but it was interrupted by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike.
Things were under control until actressMelissa Barrerawas fired for posting social media posts in support of Palestine during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Following, Barrera’s removal, actressJenna Ortegaalso announced that she would not return due to scheduling conflicts. Many sources later claimed that Ortega left the project due to a salary dispute with Spyglass Media Group. On 23rd December, Christopher Landon announced that he had also left the project.
Also read:Spyglass Tried to Have a Meeting With Melissa Barrera After Huge Fan Backlash Over Her Firing From Scream 7 (Reports)
What’s next for theScreamfranchise?
With Landon out, screenwriters Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt are now tasked with “starting from scratch.” Fans believe that the franchise will go through a reboot but will it meet the expectations set byScream VI?
There was literally a SCREAM movie THIS year. It got good reviews and was the highest grossing domestically in the series. Now the franchise might be ending just as it was getting started again. How did we get here?
— Adam Klay (@AKlay19)August 08, 2025
Maybe this incarnation but they will work to make another one sooner rather than later. The character is bigger than the actors or the creators. Also as you mentioned, money.
— Pete (@Peterg_TMT)July 15, 2025
Blame the studio for firing the lead actress 👍 completely unjustified 😬
— Lyle Plato (@lyle_plato)July 06, 2025
It might be a good thing to just hit pause for a few years. Yearly sequels seem a bit unnecessary. My hope is that they take some time to breathe, change the suits involved who fired Melissa, bring back everyone once things have reset.
— Blake Morrow (@ShootBlake)June 23, 2025
Lots of social media drama is the start of the fall. Maybe it’s time for a full reboot again. New director. New stars. No connection to the original.
— Paul Douglas Moomjean 🧢 (@themoomabides)June 30, 2025
Politics has poisoned cinema industry, that is what happened.
— Chri in the Fortress of Solitude (@chriwankenobi)July 18, 2025
Scream VIreceived generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $169 million at the global box office, becoming the first installment in the franchise to earn over $100 million at the domestic US box office sinceScream 2(1997) and the highest-grossingScreamfilm in the United States and Canada.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
