Christopher Landon exit the Scream VII calling the project “a Nightmare”

Director Christopher Landon announced his exist from Scream VII

Christopher Landon announced on social media that he had abandoned the latest installment of the franchise more than a month and a half ago, calling the project “a nightmare”.

“I think now is a good time to announce that I officially left Scream VII weeks ago,” Landon wrote Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It will disappoint some people and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart breaks for everyone involved. All.”

Now, Christopher Landon said, “it’s time to move on.”

He added, “I have nothing more to add to the conversation other than that I hope Wes’s legacy grows and rises above the noise of a divided world.” “What he and Kevin [Williamson, who wrote the Scream script] created is amazing and I feel honored to enjoy even a brief moment of their talent.”

The reason for his exist from Scream VII may be Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega

Spyglass Media Group, which produces the Scream films, and its studio, Paramount, did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

Landon’s departure from Scream VII comes a month after Melissa Barrera, who starred in the franchise’s fifth and sixth installments, was fired from the film after posting a series of messages on social media in which she said Criticism of Israel’s actions amid the Palestinian–Israeli crisis. Hamas war.

The Happy Death Day and Freaky filmmaker appeared to address Barrera’s firing in a social media post at the time, which he has since deleted. “This is my statement,” he wrote. “That sucks. Stop yelling. It wasn’t my decision.”

A day later, it was revealed that Jenna Ortega, who played Barrera’s younger sister on screen, had also left the project due to scheduling conflicts, she said.

Scream Franchise earning, director and writers

Scream movie franchise has successfully able to established itself as one of the major key movie in horror genre, so here are info about scream movies directors, writtter and earning.

1. Scream 1 (1996)
   • Director -Wes Craven
   • Writer – Kevin Williamson
   • Earning – $173 million
2. Scream 2 (1997)
   • Director – Wes Craven
   • Writer – Kevin Williamson
   • Earning – $172 million
3. Scream 3 (2000)
   • Director – Wes Craven
   • Writer – Ehren Kruger
   • Earnings – $161 million
4. Scream 4 (2011)
   • Director – Wes Craven
   • Writer – Kevin Williamson
   • Earning – $97million
5. Scream 5 (2022)
   • Directors – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
   • Writer – James Vanderbilt
   • Earnings – $81.6 millin
6. Scream 6 (2023)
   • Directors – Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
   • Writer – James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.
   • Earning – $169 million