In November 2023, the rebooted Scream franchise saw its future slip away like the light draining from the eyes of a Ghostface victim. After Melissa Barrera’s social media posts about Palestine were dubbed “hate speech,

In 2022, the Scream movie series came back from the dead to rave reviews and a gross of $140 million off just a $24 million budget. A year later, it repeated the trick, with Scream 6 also scoring high reviews while making $160 million off a $35 million budget.

Director Christopher Landon quit "Scream 7" after receiving death threats over Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega's cast exits.