Skeet Ulrich Says His ‘Scream’ Arc Couldn’t Be Completed After Melissa Barrera’s Firing: ‘There’s No Billy Loomis’ Without Her

Actor Skeet Ulrich has stated that his intended three-film arc in the "Scream" franchise could not be completed following the firing of his co-star, Melissa Barrera. Ulrich, who originally played Billy Loomis in the 1996 film and reprised the character as a vision in 2022's "Scream" and 2023's "Scream VI," remarked that "there's no Billy Loomis" without Barrera's character.

The comments highlight the interconnected nature of the characters' storylines in the recent sequels. Barrera, who starred as Sam Carpenter in the fifth and sixth installments, was let go from the franchise following controversy surrounding her social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, which subsequently disrupted the planned narrative trajectory for Ulrich's returning character.