Jenna Ortega left Scream 7 due to multifaceted on-set changes, not because of pay or scheduling conflicts. Key points:
- Her exit followed Melissa Barrera’s firing and a shift in the creative team and directors, which Ortega says left the project in a state she didn’t want to join. This wasn’t about money or timing.
- Reports initially pegged the departure on scheduling with Wednesday season 2, but Ortega clarified that the decision emerged after the creative team changes and Barrera’s exit, with the project already experiencing organizational issues.
- Subsequent coverage reaffirmed that the decision wasn’t driven by salary or scheduling, but by the film’s evolving production dynamics and her desire to work with the people she had connected with on prior Scream installments.
If you’d like, I can summarize the timeline and pull direct quotes from the interviews to highlight her exact phrasing.
