Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and rising teen actor Roman Griffin Davis are set to co-star in road movie 500 Miles from BAFTA Award-winning director Morgan Matthews.
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late last year for her comments on the Israel-Hamas war.In an interview with The Messenger, Panettiere said that it was “very unfair and upsetting” that Barrera was booted from the series. “After she [spoke out], then a whole bunch of other actors and people in the industry started to do the same thing, right?” the actress, 34, declared.
“It was almost like she just did it earlier than everyone else,” she added.Panettiere portrays Kirby Reed in the iconic horror series, while Barrera, 33, appeared as Samantha Carpenter.Panettiere also revealed that she spoke to Barrera after she was fired — something the booted beauty was extremely grateful for. “You know, a lot of people hadn’t really asked her how she felt,” Panettiere said.“[Barrera is] a badass as a human being and as an actress,” she gushed.
“She was hurt by [the firing], but I think she took it in stride and was very, very gracious about it.”In November 2023, Barrera professed pro-Palestine sentiments on social media after conflict erupted between Israel and Gaza in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state.
Spyglass — the production company of “Scream” — swiftly dropped the actress from the upcoming seventh installment of the film franchise. After her exit, Barrera released a statement.
“First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people,” she wrote on her Instagram story.“As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need,” she went on.Shortly after the Mexican actress left the series,
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Michaela Zee “Scream” franchise star Hayden Panettiere has spoken out about Melissa Barrera‘s firing from the horror film series, calling her controversial exit “very unfair and upsetting.” Barrera, who played Sam Carpenter in 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI,” was fired last November from the upcoming “Scream 7” after her social media posts about Palestine were deemed antisemitic by Spyglass, the production banner behind the hit horror franchise. Spyglass said in a statement to Variety at the time: “We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech.” “After she [spoke out], then a whole bunch of other actors and people in the industry started to do the same thing, right?” Panettiere said in a recent interview with The Messenger.
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Nashville drew on her real-life experiences with alcoholism for storylines, describing the process as “traumatising”.The actress spoke to The Messenger about her perception of the way the show’s narrative developed, noting that it had a detrimental effect on her own well-being.“Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, [and then] Juliette dates a football player,” Panettiere said. “And then they turned her into an alcoholic.
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In a recent interview, Scream series actress Hayden Panettiere called the firing of the films’ franchise star Melissa Barrera last month “very unfair and upsetting.”
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Hayden Panettiere said in a recent interview with The Messenger that filming “Nashville” was “very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.” The actor played country pop singer Juliette Barnes on the ABC musical drama, which ran for six seasons and 124 episodes between 2012 and 2018. Panettiere suggested the show’s writers often pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines, which was emotionally traumatizing for her as storylines used her real-life struggle with alcoholism. “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, [and then] Juliette dates a football player,” Panettiere said.
Scream 7 for posting pro-Palestine messages on social media last year.In November 2023, Melissa Barerra – who plays Sam Carpenter in 2022’s Scream and sequel Scream VI – was dropped from the upcoming seventh instalment after writing an Instagram post in support of Palestine earlier this week.In a post on her Instagram Stories, the Mexican-born actor wrote: “I too come from a colonized country. Palestine WILL be free. They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.” In another post, she added: “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp.
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Melissa Barrera hit the frontlines of a pro-Palestine rally on Sunday (January 21) in Park City, Utah.
Melissa Barrera and Indya Moore were among the several husband protestors in support of Palestine chanting “Free Palestine” and “stop the genocide” at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
who appeared in “Scream VI” but was fired from the seventh “Scream” film over her controversial remarks on the war — joined the hourslong protest midway through as it choked the city’s historic main street and delayed festival-goers making their way to and from events.Barrera was let go from the horror flick in November after posting on Instagram, “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp… THIS IS GENOCIDE & ETHNIC CLEANSING.”She stars in the new Sundance film “Your Monster.”The group of about 100 “Let Gaza Live” protesters chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” and “We are tired of funding Israel! Shame on Israel!” while clutching signs that read “Butcher Biden,” “De-platform Zionism” and “Intifada Everywhere.”One crowd chant seemed to approve of the Oct.
Chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” Melissa Barrera joined almost pro-Palestinian protestors today at the Sundance Film Festival.
Melissa Barrera opened up about her exit from the Scream franchise.
Melissa Barrera is looking back at her time on the popular horror franchise ‘Scream.’ The Hollywood star revealed that she will always be “proud” of reigniting the franchise in Scream V and Scream VI, becoming a total success amongst fans, and a box office hit, with Scream VI earning $108M.MELISSA BARRERA AND ANGUS CLOUD STAR IN THE UPCOMING VAMPIRE MOVIE ‘ABIGAIL’SUNDANCE 2024: 10 LATIN MOVIES TO KEEP AN EYE ONWATCH MELISSA BARRERA SING IN CLIP FROM HER NEW FILM ‘CARMEN’“I’m just so grateful on what I got to infuse in the franchise, and that’s something I’ll be proud of forever,” Melissa said to Deadline at Sundance, revealing that she had a positive experience, despite Spyglass moving on with a different storyline and characters.The Mexican actress also talked about her relationship with the ‘Scream’ cast, following their reunion at the Emmys in recent days, including Jenna Ortega, who played her sibling in the film. “If we’re ever in the vicinity of each other, we always find each other and that’s what happened at that event,” she explained to the publication.“When we find each other, we just want to spend the night with each other, and nothing is ever going to change that,“ Melissa said, adding that despite not working together anymore, they are ”family for life.”And while Melissa and the rest of the cast will not be coming back for ‘Scream,’ the actress continues to succeed in the horror genre, moving on with her upcoming vampire film ‘Abigail’ and ‘Your Monster,’ which is being shown at Sundance in Park City.Christopher Landon, who was set to direct Scream 7 had previously revealed that while he was excited for the project, it’s time to “move on.” “My heart did break for everyone involved.