Jenna Ortega Reveals the Real Reason Why She Left 'Scream' Franchise | THR News Video
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Jenna Ortega Reveals the Real Reason Why She Left 'Scream' Franchise | THR News Video
Jenna Ortega is addressing why she left the 'Scream' franchise amid the firing of her co-star Melissa Barrera.
'The Death of a Unicorn' star reflected on leaving the rebooted 'Scream' franchise, in which she and Barrera starred as the Carpenter sisters, in a cover story for The Cut.
Jenna Ortega describes to THR how working on 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' was so different than any other project, saying: "It's challenging to insert yourself into such a personal story for somebody else." Plus, she talks about the possibility of directing in the future.
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The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega were the life of the party after the premiere of their new film, "Hurry Up Tomorrow," -- and TMZ captured all of the fun at the wild.. TMZ.com
Stars The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, as well as filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter's Tiffany Taylor to talk all about their new film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' which is directed by Shults and co-written by Shults, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about the incident that inspired the feature film and his album of the same name. Plus, he and Shults revealed how they knew Ortega was the right actress to lead the film as "Annie." Ortega and Keoghan also shared what drew them to the project and made them prioritize it amid their busy schedules. 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' hits theaters May 16 and tickets are available now.
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Christopher Landon, who was originally set to direct 'Scream 7,' is setting the record straight; he says he did not fire Melissa Barrera from the film. Landon spoke about what happened after Barrera was dropped from 'Scream 7' in November 2023 because of her posts about the Israel-Hamas war on social media. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Landon recalled receiving a phone call from Spyglass Media Group, the production company behind the movie, telling him the news that she was let go. He remembers everything "came tumbling down in an instant."
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