It's time to put an end to the Scream franchise
Melissa Barrera, the star of Scream 7, being fired by Spyglass Media Group because of remarks she made on social media regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
It makes sense that fans were incensed not only about Melissa Barrera's appalling treatment but also about the fact that the Scream trilogy could continue without her character, Sam Carpenter, who was one of the last two girls in the previous two films.
She is a crucial component of Scream (2022) and Scream VI this year; it would be insulting and unreasonable to write her out. Then, fresh information was revealed today: Jenna Ortega will not be returning for Scream 7, throwing Ghostface even another setback.
These two significant departures are only the most recent scandal surrounding the Scream franchise.
Prior to Scream VI, it was announced that Neve Campbell would not be returning for the first time ever because of a compensation disagreement. Scream 5 and Scream VI from 2022 had their followers and were successful at the box office, but the films were not without controversy as they repeated the same plot points without adding anything new, killed off a favorite character, and refused to murder others.
It's time to bid Scream farewell and give Ghostface some rest because the franchise has reached its creative peak and the ladies who portrayed its most well-known characters have come out. It's unfortunate since Scream has probably been the most reliable horror franchise ever.
However, everything good has to end.
The only creative direction available to Scream is to keep repeating itself, and now that real-life events have become so ugly, the franchise's current trajectory has lost its appeal. Before the franchise reinvents itself and goes in the
