“The FBI had to intervene”: the director of Scream 7 reveals why he left the film

“People were threatening to kill me, me and my family …”

A few days ago, Jenna Ortega delivered the real reason for his departure from Scream 7who was therefore well linked to the eviction of his play partner Melissa Barreravictim of his pro-Palestinian positions. Two years later, we realize that the drama around the next franchise film was even more serious than expected.

Jenna Ortega gives the real reason for her departure from the Scream saga

The director Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Happy Birthdead)who also left the project, also came out of silence in an interview with Vanity Fair On the occasion of the release of his new film, Drop game (Drop In VO), a horrific thriller produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum:

“Scream was a very dark and tumultuous experience. I remained stunned and in shock for a while, but I am now in a position where I can talk about it because I was able to use this difficult experience to do something positive. And it is Drop.“”

Landon says that the film “collapsed in an instant“After the start of the two actresses. And that he took the controversy in the face, when there was nothing.

“”People were threatening to kill me and my family, to the point where the FBI had to intervene. I received messages that said: I will find your kids, and I will kill them because you support the massacre of children. The security manager of several studios and the FBI had to examine the threats. It was extremely aggressive and really creepy.“”

“”I did not turn it“says Landon about Melissa Barrera.”Many people think I was involved, but it didn’t come from me. I had no control over the situation.“”

The director also claims that he left Scream 7 of his own free will:

“”They almost told me: ‘You can start from scratch. You will find an idea.‘But with what I was undergoing, I decided that I didn’t want to be part of that. It was not worth it. I prefer to put my energy in something else, where I will feel appreciated and respected.“”

Landon therefore rebounded with Drop gamea horror film on a young widow (Meghann Fahy, photo above) who, during a gallant meeting, is harassed and then terrorized by a series of anonymous messages on his phone. A hooded silhouette threatens to kill her son if she does not do exactly what is ordered to her. A scenario that echoes the filmmaker’s personal situation.

“”The best revenge for me was to do a cool thing, and I feel like I got there with it with Drop. My revenge was not motivated by pain or anger, but by joy and the desire to go ahead“.

Drop game will be released in France on April 23. Trailer: