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Scream 5/6 star Melissa Barrera fired from Scream 7 after Pro-Palestine comments
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this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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McCarthyism 2.0 back in full swing with the Hollywood blacklist
also, what the fuck, she's the protagonist of these movies. But lord knows they're dying to have Jenna Ortega take over as the lead now that she's famous
all the other actors have a responsibility to stand in solidarity with her and not work on this film
ortega has also expressed support for palestine, so maybe they'll fire her too and get way more people mad
Isn't Ortega pro Che Guevara tho?
I didn't know that, but God I fucking hope so
if she is indeed that cool then she will do the right thing and strike production of the film. she's become a massive star with a lot of cultural influence so taking a stand could make a big impact
Hanoi Jane? More like Gaza Ortega
Let's be honest, it's a horror franchise on its 7th sequel, they don't exactly need to put in effort anymore. They could replace her with anyone and it wouldn't effect ticket sales.
that's true, though in this case the reason for her firing may very well affect sales. the audience of these films is largely made up of young people and horror fans, who are generally not pro-genocide. these movie producers have no idea how out-of-touch they are
maybe it's wishful thinking to hope for some sort of boycott but idk. if Jenna Ortega is out as well then this movie is fucked I think
As some random on twitter pointed out, they are underestimating the power of angry horror gays.
Depends how many of the audience pay attention to/see news about this sort of thing. Definitely can't see a boycott or anything equivalent happening, but we'll see.
Jenna Ortega just quit Scream 7