Actress followed the same instincts as Neve Campbell – who also had her request for a salary increase rejected
On the contrary Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega would have left the horror franchise Panic after production refused a raise in his salary.
According to information from the The Hollywood Reporterthe readjustment request followed the rise of the career of Ortegawhich has been gaining more and more prominence, especially after starring in the series Wandinha (2022), from Netflixx.
Ortega received nearly $1 million for the previous films, but his team now wants projects with significant payouts, something the franchise strives for. Panic is not known. Sources indicated to the website that the actress was seeking around US$10 million in payment for the seventh film and expected that Spyglass, the franchise’s producer, would accept a new deal, but that was not the case.
The same situation happened with Neve Campbell. The interpreter of Sidney Prescott, who received the highest salary so far for the films (around US$5 million for each one), left the franchise because she did not feel valued enough.
What happened allegedly influenced the decision of the head of Spyglass not to enter into a new agreement with Ortega – since, despite many hoping that Scream VI (2022) failed after the departure of CampbellThis did not happened.
Many predicted the film would flop without its original star, but it ended up being the biggest film in the franchise since the 1996 original. The apparent conclusion of the Spyglass boss, Gary Barber is that neither stars nor big salaries are essential.
He didn’t need Neve, he didn’t need Jenna,” one of the sources. THR would have stated.
Despite that, Scream 7 would be the end of a supposed trilogy focused on the two sisters Carpenter. But with the departure of both actresses, it is possible that the film will need to undergo an almost complete restructuring. But could the franchise hold up?
Source: Rollingstone
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