Melissa Barrera spoke to Variety recently about work and life now, including starring in Broadway’s Titanique<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The actress was fired in 2023 from Scream 7 after starring in the previous two installments, reportedly over comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The cast members who returned to the movie after her firing, she opined, \u201chave to live with\u201d crossing picket lines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Melissa Barrera<\/a> has thoughts on Scream 7<\/a> after being fired<\/a> from the hit franchise.<\/p>\n Asked in a new Variety<\/a> interview if the cast of Ghostface<\/a>‘s newest sequel (which hit theaters on Feb. 27) \u201cwere people basically crossing the picket line,\u201d the actress, 35, agreed.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, one hundred percent,\u201d Barrera said candidly. \u201cI think they all are. And they have to live with that.\u201d<\/p>\n Melissa Barrera Reps for Scream 7 stars Neve Campbell<\/a>, Courteney Cox<\/a>, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe only way they were able to make that movie after what happened was to nostalgia-bait as much as possible,\u201d opined the Scream V and Scream VI star, currently making her Broadway debut<\/a> at New York’s St. James Theatre in the Celine Dion-inspired musical comedy Titanique<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was reported in 2023 that Barrera was fired from Scream 7’s production due to comments she shared about the Israel-Hamas war. Jenna Ortega<\/a>, who played her sister in the previous two installments, then dropped out<\/a>. The latter explained<\/a> in 2025 that \u201cit had nothing to do with pay or scheduling\u201d and \u201cwas all kind of falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n Scream 7 Director Christopher Landon, who was also originally set to join the Scream 7 team, exited<\/a> in December 2023, calling it a “dream job that turned into a nightmare.” The installment, led by Campbell, 52, was directed by franchise writer Kevin Williamson<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they lied about the numbers,\u201d Barrera told Variety of the movie’s box office performance. \u201cI don’t think it made that much money.\u201d<\/p>\n At the stage door at Titanique, she added, she signs Scream-related merchandise \u201cevery night.”<\/p>\n “People who love me from those movies are coming to see the show, and they can’t ever take that away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Melissa](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0bcb1b5c8852e1046a7ab2b49a7c98c0.jpeg\"\/)
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