Overview

• Former director Christopher Landon says he quit about a week after Barrera was removed because the scrapped script revolved around her character.
• Landon reports receiving death threats after his exit and says studio security and the FBI reviewed the messages.
• Jenna Ortega later linked her departure to the fallout and instability, saying returning did not seem like the right move for her at the time.
• Jasmin Savoy Brown calls the past year "really sad and stressful" and expresses hope the Core Four could reunite on screen someday.
• Kevin Williamson now directs a redeveloped, suspense‑oriented sequel centered on Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, with Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Isabel May, Joel McHale and others set for a Feb. 27, 2026 theatrical release.