Instead of "Scream 7," Landon instead made "Drop," whose official logline is "A widowed mother's first date in years takes a terrifying turn when she's bombarded with anonymous threatening messages on her phone during their upscale dinner, leaving her questioning if her charming date is behind the harassment."

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.