Jenna Ortega reportedly won't be returning for Scream 7.
The actress, who played Tara Carpenter in the latest two instalments of the long-running slasher franchise, is sitting out the next film due to a scheduling conflict, according to reports from Deadline.
The publication states that discussions about continuing the film series without Ortega occurred even before the actors' union SAG-AFTRA went on strike earlier this year (a day before Beetlejuice 2, which Ortega stars in, was originally set to wrap).
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What's apparently getting in the way of Scream 7 is the second season of Wednesday, which is scheduled to begin in Ireland next April and will last long into the summer.
As for why Scream 7 can't be filmed first, not only does Ortega have multiple other projects on her plate, but the script for the horror sequel also isn't yet finished.
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Of the actress' projects that have already been filmed, the crime drama Finestkind (which also stars Tommy Lee-Jones) will be released next month on Paramount+, while Death of a Unicorn (which stars Paul Rudd and Richard E Grant) recently wrapped up production during the strike due to its status as an indie project.
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The news of Ortega's departure from the Scream franchise comes one day after her on-screen sister Melissa Barrera was dropped from the seventh film.
Sidney Prescott actress Neve Campbell did not appear in Scream VI following a pay dispute with producers.
Scream VI and the rest of the film series are streaming on Paramount+. Scream VI can also be watched on NOW and Sky Go. Wednesday season 1 can be streamed on Netflix.
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