This comes after Jenna Ortega walked away from the horror franchise.
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The Big Picture
Scream 7 is going through a full creative reboot after the news broke about star Jenna Ortega exiting the franchise reportedly due to scheduling conflict with her Netflix hit Wednesday. The news also came a day after Melissa Barrera was fired from the franchise. Given both the leads are off the project, Variety has revealed that the franchise is in a “creative conundrum,” and is potentially eyeing old franchise favorites to reprise their roles, including Neve Campbell, Patrick Dempsey, and Courtney Cox.
As per the report, scribes James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, who wrote the previous two installments, will “work on a fresh draft to present to filmmakers.” While some set pieces and twists may be preserved from the previous draft, the feature certainly needs to find new protagonists. The actors’ had signed up for two installments and fulfilled those obligations with Scream 5 and Scream 6.
