Actress Melissa Barrera has spoken out for the first time since being fired Screams 7 for positions to defend Palestine. Spyglass Media, responsible for the horror film series, said the Mexican demonstrations featured anti-Semitic content.
Since the start of the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, Melissa Barrera has published dozens of messages condemning the disproportionate Israeli reaction and the thousands of civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip. The actress claimed that “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp” and she accused the Israeli government of promoting the genocide of the Palestinian people.
In a press release, Spyglass Media explained the firing and stressed that it has “zero tolerance for anti-Semitism or hate speech in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that blatantly crosses the line. “of hate.”
The studio’s founders, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, are Jewish. The information comes from Earth.
After his dismissal, Barrera, who played the character of Sam Carpenter in the last two films and is considered one of those responsible for reviving the Scream franchise, said he condemned anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, as well as hatred and prejudice of any kind against any group of people.
As a proud Mexican Latina, I feel a responsibility to have a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and so I have tried to use it to raise awareness about the issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need. . Every person on this earth – regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status – deserves equal human rights, dignity and, of course, freedom. I believe that one group of people is NOT your leadership and that no government body should be above criticism. I pray day and night that there will be no more deaths, that there will be no more violence and that there will be peaceful coexistence. I will continue to speak out on behalf of those who need it most and will continue to advocate for peace and security, human rights and freedom. For me silence is not an option.
Melissa Barrera, in a post on Instagram
Christopher Landon, director of Screams 7, complained about the events in a post on X, formerly Twitter, and said the decision was not his. Soon after, the post was deleted.
The announcement of Melissa Barrera’s departure sparked reactions from the public. Many fans sympathized with the actress and threatened to boycott the new film.
Shortly after Barrera’s firing, Jenna Ortega, another star of the film, announced that she was leaving the cast. The decision would have been motivated by the filming schedule of the second season of Wandinhawhich clashed with the filming of Screams 7.
As a result, the script of the new film was reshaped. James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, the screenwriters of the previous two sequels, are working on a new story.
But the priority now will be to find new protagonists. The producers want the return of Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, the original stars of the franchise. Another possibility could be Patrick Dempsey.
There is no release date for yet Panic 7.
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