Before turning the attention of viewers with her deadpan teenager, Jenna Ortega got the title of “Scream Queen.” Her performance in the iconic horror franchise Scream brought her into the limelight of Hollywood. However, the young actress recently announced her exit from their upcoming film Scream 7 due to a tight production schedule for Wednesday season 2. The comedy horror drama tops on the priority list of Netflix, and she has to head to Ireland in April to shoot the second season.

After Ortega’s exit, all of it has collectively toiled the creators, who are now facing creative difficulties.

The exit of Jenna Ortega from Scream 7 leads to creative changes 

Variety rolled out reports regarding the future of Scream 7 after Jenna Ortega stepped away from her role as Tara Carpenter. It revealed that James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, who wrote the last two films for the franchise, will work on new drafts. They might keep some set pieces and twists but will have to find new protagonists. In fact, they have Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey on their “wish list” to join the cast for the upcoming movie.

The project has lost two actors in one week, first Melissa Barrera, who played Ortega’s sibling in the films, and now the 21-year-old. In a now-deleted post, the director of the film expressed his frustration with these sudden changes. However, the report noted that both actresses did not have new deals for the seventh chapter. They signed for two films with the franchise and they fulfilled it by starring in the previous ones.

Fans hoped that Scream 7 would be available in theaters by 2025, but with creators starting from scratch, the release date might change. However, as for Jenna Ortega’s hit show, Wednesday has been pacing up for the shooting of the second season. In fact, this time the actress has bigger responsibilities joining the production team.

The Emmy-nominated star will helm production on Wednesday

Jenna Ortega has led the Netflix show Wednesday to success playing the teenage daughter of the Addams family. But in season 2, she will take even more ownership of the project. In June, the creators announced her role had been elevated to executive producer. The X star also teased the plotlines of season 2 to Elle Fanning in Variety’s Actors on Actors. According to her statement, the upcoming season will not delve into the romantic life of the character, as fans expected.

The plotline remains unclear, but it will be darker and scarier for sure. However, as of now, the creators are facing a crisis with the cast members after one star left the shooting midway. A representative for MGM shared that Thorn Burch, because of some personal matters, will not be returning to production. But they did not clear if they would replace the actress or explain her departure from the show. While Wednesday seems to be moving ahead, Scream 7 is forced to face one setback after the another.

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