We now know for certain that Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in the last two Scream, will not be in the credits of the new feature film in the saga. Melissa Barrera was fired following her stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Jenna Ortega has a busy schedule filming season 2 of Wednesday. But not only.
Creatively reset the project
The production specifies that the initial contract of the two actresses did not go beyond the sixth opus (they could also have renewed…). Above all, it seems that the producers of the film want to “creatively reset the project”. Thus, the two screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick were asked to work on a completely new version of the script which would not involve the two sisters and would introduce new protagonists, with a possible emblematic return…
Neve Campbell in Wes Craven's Scream, 1996 Indeed, the main actress of Scream, Neve Campbell, had chosen not to return for Scream VI due to a salary dispute, but producers are reportedly eager to see her reprise her character of Sydney Prescott in the upcoming seventh installment. The film is still intended to be released in theaters in 2025. Source: Variety 