Christopher Landon claims to have left Scream 7 following “highly aggressive” death threats of death

Christopher Landon broke his silence for the real reason why he moved away Scream 7And they were not just creative differences or programming conflicts. They were threats of death. And many of them.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Landon revealed the disturbing consequences of Melissa BarraraThe dismissal from the film, which was an explosive moment that sent shock waves through the Fandom and put the director at the center of an internet storm, says he has no control.

“I received messages that say:” I intend to find your children and I will kill them because you support the murder for children, “Landon shared. His two children, at the time, were only five and eight.” The head of security in various studies and the FBI had to examine the threats. It was very aggressive and truly frightening. “

In November 2023, Spyglass Media Group cut the ties with Barrera after publishing messages in support of the Palestinians in the midst of the Israel-Hamas war. Fans were ready to blame Ladon, despite his repeated statements not to be responsible for the decision.

“I didn’t fire him. Many people think I had something to do with it, and it wasn’t my doing. I had no control of the situation.”

While Spyglass still wanted to continue directing Scream 7Landon made the choice to leave. “The quantity of abuse” was too much.

“I decided that I didn’t want to give me myself,” he explained. “For me, it was not worth it. I would prefer to make my efforts in something else, where I could feel appreciated and respected. The hatred and abuse really spoiled him for me and I lost my love for the idea of ​​going on.”

The whole thing, he says, left him the heart broken. “In the middle of all the chaos, I was suffering from the loss of one of my dream work. I crossed all the phases: I was shocked, I was sad and then I angry. To be part of this inheritance, it was really difficult to let it go.”

Landon is not keeping rancor, however. In fact, he is cheering on the new director, original Cry scribe Kevin Williamsonwho intervened to take over.

“Kevin probably made a film banger, because he knows it better than anyone else. It will be fantastic.”

Landon’s journey sucks with the Scream 7 The franchising ended with a trauma. It is wild as some people can become so madly aggressive towards the films. Threatening the life of someone and their family is for me.