How Hayden Panettiere Feels About Melissa Barrera’s Scream Firing

Hayden Panettiere also mentioned that she contacted Melissa Barrera after learning she had been removed from the project and that Barrera appreciated her checking in. «A lot of people hadn’t really asked her how she felt,» the actor recalled. However, she also stated that she is «not worried» about her fellow «Scream 6» performer.

Pannetiere went on to praise Barrera for how she handled the controversy and her firing. «Melissa is such a badass as a human being and as an actress,» she said. «… She was hurt by it, but I think she took it in stride and was very, very gracious about it.»

Who will be starring in «Scream 7» is pivotal to how the film will be written, as the series has always had returning legacy characters in each of its many sequels. With Barrera, Jenna Ortega, and Neve Campbell still out of the upcoming slasher film, Spyglass, the production company for the franchise, is going to have to give some serious consideration to where it wants the series to go next.