They ask to boycott this horror saga that has been active for 30 years: Fans do not forget what they did to its protagonist – Film news

One of the great horror sagas releases a new film and fans are asking to boycott it. Screamthe franchise that debuted 30 years ago under the direction of Wes Craven, continues with a seventh installment that became one of the most controversial in 2023. The reason: the dismissal of its leading actress.

Scream 7 arrives in Spanish cinemas February 27, 2026 with Kevin Williamson behind the cameras. The saga was resurrected three years ago with Scream 5 (2022), the first film in the franchise in 11 years. The proposal, with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega as protagonists, was followed by a sequel. Scream 6 (2023) had them again, but Barrera was fired two years ago and does not appear in Scream 7.

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The dismissal of Melissa Barrera from ‘Scream 7’

On November 21, the saga producer Spyglass Media Group confirmed the interpreter’s dismissal. Barrera said on Instagram that Palestine is a “colonized country” and accused Israeli forces of “genocide and ethnic cleansing”.

The production company confirmed that the dismissal was due to those comments: “Spyglass’s position is unequivocally clear: we have zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or hate speech in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, distortion of the Holocaust or anything that flagrantly crosses the line of hate speech.” Barrerra, for his part, responded to that statement: “I condemn anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hatred and prejudice of any kind against any group of people“.

One day after Barrera’s dismissal, it was confirmed that Ortega was not going to return either. Scream 7. The actress alleged scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday (2022), the Netflix fiction directed by Tim Burton.

After these departures, Scream 7 had to be made from scratch and the possibility of Neve Campbell, actress who gave life to Sidney Prescott In the first installments, he returned to the franchise with a leading role. Campbell played Sidney again in Scream 5but he did not return in Scream 6 because they did not reach a monetary agreement.

El boicot a ‘Scream 7’

Now that the context is clarified: fans do not forget what the saga producer did with Barrera and ask for a boycott Scream 7. “Two very important women are missing here”says Alex Coleman in X. “For me, this is where the franchise of Scream“, says Rosie, accompanying her message with an image of the end of Scream 6.

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Some fans are remembering that Barrera is releasing a new series soon and that, instead of watching Scream 7bet on The Copenhagen Testwhich opens in the United States in December.

On the other hand, the Instagram account filmworkers4palestinea platform that is a call from film workers to end the genocide and achieve a free Palestine, has shared a post with a series of options to boycott the film. Among them: do not see the film either in theaters or streaming, do not talk about it unless it is to signal your boycott and use platforms such as Letterboxd y Rotten Tomatoes to promote the boycott.

Scream 7 begins when a new Ghostface appears in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life. Her worst fears come true when her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must confront the horrors of her past to end the massacre once and for all.