Director Christopher Landon has broken his silence on the real reason he exited “Scream VII” two years ago. The “Drop” director, who stepped away from “Scream VII” in December 2023, revealed that he departed the slasher sequel over “aggressive” death threats against his children following Melissa Barrera’s firing from the franchise.

Christopher Landon was going to helm the film and told Vanity Fair it was his dream job. But everything fell apart rather quickly, and it was a series of death threats that were the final straw for Landon.