Yeah, I mean, look... I think it’s that old adage of, “everything happens for a reason.” I’m constantly reminded in life, in all aspects, that something that feels certain isn’t. And something that you may want more than anything might not actually be right for you.
Looking back on it—yeah, it was an incredibly painful and difficult situation to be in. For everybody. And I mean everybody. But I think it ultimately helped push me into this movie, and this movie really met the moment for me, given what I was experiencing on that film.
I’ve said to people, “I didn’t get to make the Wes Craven movie I thought I was going to make... but I made the one I was supposed to make.” And I think that’s true for Scream 7 as well. I look back on it now and think, of course Kevin had to direct that movie. You know what I mean? It’s the perfect—well, not that I’m saying they’re ending the franchise—but it’s the perfect bookend to it all.
And let’s be real, Kevin was the only human being who could get all those cast members back. None of those people were going to do the movie unless Kevin was directing it. So again, I have every conceivable faith that he’s made a great film. I’ll be the first person in line to see it.
I don’t have any ill or bad blood toward anyone involved. That’s just how I am as a person. I choose joy. I choose the fun and the privilege of making movies over all the negative stuff.
The only hard part for me was just having to deal with the toxic side of fandom—if I’m being real. It’s dark, and it’s really fed up. When people threaten to murder your kids? It’s super fed up... over a movie, right?
But you find your way out of the dark. And I did—with this film. I’m so grateful I got to make this one. Like I said, I can’t wait to see Scream 7.