Actress Melissa Barrera on 'Abigail,' acting since departure from 'Scream'
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21 күн бұрынABC News’ Juju Chang sat down with actress Melissa Barrera to discuss her role in the horror-comedy film “Abigail” about a group of would-be criminals who attempt to kidnap a tween vampire ballerina.
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@junksies2154 17 күн бұрын
she doesn’t need scream to be a horror icon !! i hope she gets so many more projects !
@bryans_cult 12 күн бұрын
She's horrible
@No-Lie-I-Want-To-Die 12 күн бұрын
Yeah, she won't.
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 10 күн бұрын
@@bryans_cultno, you’re just a clown buddy
@whoknows6918 9 күн бұрын
@@bryans_cultsure troll
@bryans_cult 8 күн бұрын
@whoknows6918 Says the gen Melissa is trash.
@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 17 күн бұрын
She spoke out for the Palestinian people and their ethnic cleansing. Im so so happy she has found success despite being cancelled
@Jarvi_ 14 күн бұрын
She wasn’t cancelled, just fired. She will continue doing well
@user-sd2xj3dk3e 14 күн бұрын
Great,beautiful,amazing actress.
@user-dr2yz8um3d 14 күн бұрын
All of us have to be careful what to say these days It’s easy to step on toes
@omarcogle1965 14 күн бұрын
@@user-dr2yz8um3dThen let people be in their feelings, you can't be afraid to speak your mind because folks feel some type of way about it.
@thismachinekillsfascists1138 14 күн бұрын
She had already filmed this movie when she opened her mouth far too wide, for someone who should stick to advocating the Mexican/indigenous American plight, and not others'. So, it waits to be seen if her obtuse comments have any affect on the future of her career.
@diaryofafreebitch 17 күн бұрын
Imagine being fired because you don’t believe innocent people should be unalived in mass.
@jeannnstezz47 16 күн бұрын
@@hassan.chavez15,000 children will haunt u
@asia_com_ge9675 16 күн бұрын
@@hassan.chavez they didn't say only innocent people are being unalived in Gaza.
@master-of-mind5881 16 күн бұрын
@@asia_com_ge9675politics
@timeless9499 16 күн бұрын
@@hassan.chavez blud is putting words in their mouth
@ArminHammur 15 күн бұрын
@@hassan.chavezyou’re dumb 😂
@jennyvinyl85 18 күн бұрын
Her dismissal from scream was so unfair
@hehasnolips1371 18 күн бұрын
How? She was the only one who said controversial things on twitter nobody else on the cast said brought up anything remotely about Palestine and etc most actors/models stray away from answering things Megan fox got fired from transformers for bringing up controversial things
@Paidcrisisactor 18 күн бұрын
@@hehasnolips1371how about all the Jewish actors who spoke up in defense for Israel, they all got to keep their jobs. Talk about biased behavior!
@drewhaase4590 18 күн бұрын
What did she say that was controversial?
@Paidcrisisactor 18 күн бұрын
@@drewhaase4590 she basically called for a cease fire on the people of Gaza and spoke for the freedom of Palestine from the Israeli occupation.
@ben_cena 18 күн бұрын
Paramount should have thought about their decision before making that ridiculous choice.
@plp666 14 күн бұрын
Melissa was 100% right, and even if she wasn’t, should never have been fired for expressing her views. This movie looks good!
@taylorlynn534 18 күн бұрын
Rip Angus Cloud💕
@ricknash730 14 күн бұрын
Amazing and underrated actor.
@egem8u 14 күн бұрын
tf does he have to do with this?
@valeriie.04 12 күн бұрын
@@egem8u he’s in the movie, no need to be rude
@boles14212 12 күн бұрын
Yes, rip 🩵
@loucifer9618 10 күн бұрын
Rip Mackelmore
@thrasherbuffysummers1 18 күн бұрын
Abigail is a 10/10 fun horror movie. I adore Melissa and I will always support her and follow her work! Love from the UK
@nsaurabh25 18 күн бұрын
Abigail is a really good movie. Highly recommend!
@CandieP 17 күн бұрын
I just saw it. Went in blind, and throughly enjoyed it 😊
@brianclaudio1942 15 күн бұрын
Agreed! Watched it twice in theaters and had a blast!
@marissamoore3577 18 күн бұрын
I need her back in Scream. Her departure was censorship.
@kristenbridges5106 18 күн бұрын
Scream 5 and 6 will be Stab movies…. She never was a character
@jesseowenvillamor6348 18 күн бұрын
@@kristenbridges5106She was.
@marissamoore3577 18 күн бұрын
@@kristenbridges5106 I'm pretty sure that's not the concept of the next movie. That's literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
@hugolewis4896 17 күн бұрын
"Departure" - u mean fired cos of speaking up for Palestine, new age McCarthyism
@jacobyalexander3809 17 күн бұрын
Good riddance this isn't Melissa's Franchise it's Neve's And Court's...Wes and Kevin made these movies FOR THEM
@shahjehankhan151 18 күн бұрын
She is a versatile actor; she can play many roles. I hope she's get nominated for an Emmy or an Oscar.
@No-Lie-I-Want-To-Die 15 күн бұрын
No she's been blacklisted. What an idiot. No one asked for her opinion. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@Rachel4momo 17 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to see Abagail because of Melissa. She’s amazing
@clarice8693 17 күн бұрын
This movie was so good. Always on Melissa's side.
@TheImbored101 15 күн бұрын
Melissa Barrera is a horror icon!! I highly recommend Abigail. It was so much fun! I loved all the stunts and effects.
@regotoz 16 күн бұрын
The way he said TELENOVELA was perfect. Then he said barrrrraerA 😂
@JohnSmith-nm4zd 18 күн бұрын
Justice for Melissa Barrera
@egem8u 14 күн бұрын
im so happy for her for not allowing anyone to censor her & speaking out on an important issue, however, its so sad to see her still struggle with the whole scream thing. its total & complete BS. as an OG scream fan, she & jenna were brining in a new wave that was refreshing to see.
@allyhaydar1951 14 күн бұрын
she is stunning, well done to her for standing up against injustice, imagine just being laid off because you stood up against genocide. Scream was only good because of her and Jenna tbh. Yes her new film was brilliant she brilliant actress that a fact, she can make any film look good
@sherrybelle3549 14 күн бұрын
She is so brave..it's take courage to spoke the truth ...now that's a 💎 in Hollywood..u don't see that often....congrat Melissa...🎉🎉🎉
@shemarlosscott2656 13 күн бұрын
Melissa Barrera is The Greatest
@TheShakan973 16 күн бұрын
Beautiful actress: inside and out
@marshallmedlock727 13 күн бұрын
I'm glad she has this "I said what I said" attitude. Scream didnt deserve her just like scream doesnt deserve neve campbell
@diariosdeaurora 8 сағат бұрын
she's an icon, she is the moment. I stand with Melissa
@maxinewest2191 19 күн бұрын
This seen like a rather good movie to watch.
@jazzyjaz9108 17 күн бұрын
She was the best to take over for Neve Campbell in such a beloved franchise but they f'd it up when they chose to discard Neve Campbell instead of giving her what she deserved and then they discard their new "It girl"🤦♀️ major fumble
@lunarcat632 17 күн бұрын
fr discarded their whole cast lmao
@XxforevercandygirlXx 16 күн бұрын
Sorry but neve I'd number 1
@rydbthatsme 14 күн бұрын
Neve's back for 7 so they recovered already
@NerdsPsychoticInterlude 11 күн бұрын
@@rydbthatsmeHave they though? I know hardcore scream fans who have let it go because of this and literaly don’t plan on watching 7 because they know it’s gonna be terrible story wise
@kashanqadri3879 14 күн бұрын
Well said Melissa, sticking by your ground. Just incredible!!!
@sharrielee911 17 күн бұрын
Oh my goodness I wasn't expecting the end on who Abigail father was I screamed when I saw him like no way suoer big fan of his😊this movie is a definite must see...
@CandieP 17 күн бұрын
He gave me Dracula vibes. 😂
@sharrielee911 16 күн бұрын
@@CandieP you know that he was actually a vampire in the TV series "A discovery of witches" it's also another great show 😊 that's why I said I screamed when I saw him😅
@CandieP 16 күн бұрын
@@sharrielee911 I gotta check that out. Thanks. 😊
@sharrielee911 16 күн бұрын
@@CandieP your welcome 😊
@ZoneXavierr 16 күн бұрын
Abigail was soooo good! Melissa really did that! I can't wait to see more of her projects
@xxsawftxx9604 18 күн бұрын
She’s so cool and I love the movies !
@stevencarterjr3403 18 күн бұрын
Yeah pal
@9razzler9 18 күн бұрын
the only one who isn't afraid of the hollywood system. it's sad when she isn't allowed to express her perspective and threatened with losing her job and livelihood
@JulianoHuerta 12 күн бұрын
Such a class act . I hope nothing but the best for her 🇲🇽✨🤌🏼
@JaiProdz 15 күн бұрын
we love her!
@SmokeWithMeInCT 11 күн бұрын
One of the best and real actresses of the era
@a.jamesson 10 күн бұрын
She deserves only the best ❤❤
@luistalavera8068 15 күн бұрын
Beautiful, talented and an action badass, but most of all a kind woman that wants fighting to stop, James Gunn, that's your DCU Wonder Woman! Esa es mi Reina! Abigail 10/10 awesome film. Te amamos Melissa 🇲🇽🙌❤️
@dariuschisholm7317 14 күн бұрын
She be perfect as wonder woman
@huntersmith7796 16 күн бұрын
we stan Melissa
@WretchedDrummer 12 күн бұрын
The movie was really good! Melissa and Angus were my favorite characters, and of course the vampire girl.
@denny7403 12 күн бұрын
RIP Angus Cloud & she was AMAZING in Abigail. 🦾
@j.r.5266 18 күн бұрын
She deserves the world ❤
@tonyy974 17 күн бұрын
Love her soooo much
@dariuschisholm7317 14 күн бұрын
I wanna drive her bath water
@monimuuu1 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for this interview!! Such an interesting conversation, she's amazing 😍!!! And Abigail is a really good movie, loved it, might watch it again. ✨
@aliasocfan3199 18 күн бұрын
Such a fun movie. I hope people go see it.
@princess7strawberry 17 күн бұрын
“Ready or Not” is in my top five favorite movies, so I had a lot of hype riding on this movie. It met my expectations, didn’t quite clear the bar of “Ready or Not”for me, but still delivered on what I wanted- more ballet-themed horror. This was the first film that I’ve seen Melissa Barrera in, and she acted very well!
@traydaniel0403 18 күн бұрын
I saw Abigail last Saturday. Pretty great movie if you ask me. Too funny, but one of my favorite horror movie of 2024! Glad to hear that Melissa teamed up with Radio Silence after Scream 5 & 6. I still hate that Paramount & Spyglass fired her for no reasons. They’re so gonna regret that! I DO hope that Melissa Barrera gets cast as the new Wonder Woman in James Gunn’s new DCU films.
@SnOwFlAkE0588 16 күн бұрын
Abigail was great!!! Melissa, scream will not be the same!! Us true fans were looking forward to the next film and I know I am happy that the drama didn't stop your bag!!
@omiip3029 17 күн бұрын
Love her
@tvsrn44 17 күн бұрын
I am really starting to question the Scream teams management. They first completely disregarded Neve Campbell’s demands after carrying a franchise for years. Then they fire people for taking a strong political stance. Super shady.
@GoBirds2 18 күн бұрын
I have watched every single scream movie since the original (multiple times) its safe to say I will not be watching the 7th. Such a shame, because Scream was one of my favorite movie franchises.
@yoursweethoneyyyy 12 күн бұрын
we love you melissa and we will miss you sam!
@randy8483 16 күн бұрын
Abigail was amazing! 10/10!
@Guez_art 9 күн бұрын
Great film, Melissa is amazing!
@theJovii100 17 күн бұрын
queen
@cs.a.745 16 күн бұрын
To be honest every sane person who knows her should support her in my opinion...
@XxforevercandygirlXx 16 күн бұрын
No
@TheShakan973 16 күн бұрын
Unfortunately there’s a large number of brain dead people who think collective punishment is OK
@omarcogle1965 14 күн бұрын
She has a right to her opinion.
@_PROBL3M 14 күн бұрын
I love her
@connormcleod9595 7 күн бұрын
Great actor❤❤❤❤
@chriswalters2554 2 күн бұрын
I am in love with this woman
@surfer1927 17 күн бұрын
Great Movie and Cast
@kjayzkitchen8172 18 күн бұрын
I so love her
@andym.3711 16 күн бұрын
Te amoooo 🇲🇽
@r.y.tchannell9613 2 күн бұрын
I love ❤ mellisa barrera
@josephtalksalot9182 17 күн бұрын
Is it on demand yet
@MalibuDollface 18 күн бұрын
It was so good !!!!
@RaymondReigns 6 күн бұрын
She's very beautiful, and she sis a great job
@mironricardo 17 күн бұрын
As much as i like Scream, it's good to know the dudes who made it are still into horror. I was worried about the soured departure potentially stopping them from making more movies. Abigail made me smile and was a surprisingly delightful watch.
@kyreegreen9248 10 күн бұрын
Scream was so good with the two actors in it I’m really hoping things change cause I only really watched cause of them
@GrizzleyBruin 10 күн бұрын
So cool!
@noonehitwonder 14 күн бұрын
Wait so the universal monster-verse is a thing again?…even more excited 🫶🏾
@harenyong4932 11 күн бұрын
She is the light in our dark world
@maruec86 16 күн бұрын
Que guapa se ve. Wonderful young lady 😊
@user-nx8hc7nr6n 18 күн бұрын
I love this movie!
@simpleplanfan011 16 күн бұрын
I saw Abigail on opening day and I think Melissa will be just fine. She was absolutely brilliant in it. Spyglass made a huge mistake letting her go.
@farrellyamel 13 күн бұрын
Gram entrevista. Muy buenas preguntas ❤
@SLBCronus 16 күн бұрын
As Latinos - we need to support movies that Melissa is in 🤗
@tommmee8759 16 күн бұрын
Agree 100 percent
@joseluisortizcastro5617 16 күн бұрын
Yes!❤ hopefully I can go tomorrow to the cinema 🇨🇦🇲🇽
@summerf.9716 15 күн бұрын
Thank you for not being afraid to speak up! We love you, Melissa! Scream is not worth watching if you’re not in it!!!
@traquanchavis1100 14 күн бұрын
😂scream was around before she was even born stop it
@summerf.9716 14 күн бұрын
@@traquanchavis1100 Obviously I meant the scream movie that she was supposed to be in 🙄
@traquanchavis1100 14 күн бұрын
@@summerf.9716 Sydney is coming back lol it’s gonna be way better than it would have been 💀
@summerf.9716 14 күн бұрын
@@traquanchavis1100 Sydney is old news 😂 I’d like to see the numbers that movie pulls now after that Jenna and Melissa aren’t in it. You know, the actresses young people follow these days.
@raulestevez7307 18 күн бұрын
She is officially a final girl with this film, Scream doesn’t deserve her
@uselessnobody4178 16 күн бұрын
I did not realize they were still trying to do the Univiersal Monster Universe. 😭😭
@adyhartmusic 2 күн бұрын
Beautiful lady ❤️😘
@pablo934 14 күн бұрын
She is a hero Guerrera
@strawberrylime33 15 күн бұрын
Had no idea she was a telenovela actress!! How big are telenovelas in other countries?
@1988vikable 9 күн бұрын
speaking out and protesting the genocide of the Palestinian people was very brave and honorable. She is Mexican and there is no reason for her to be "antisemitic" people in fact 40,000 jews live in Mexico and A female jew might be the president of Mexico soon. As a Mexican I support her stance on the inhumanity occuring in Israel.
@AwakeningSiyaa 7 күн бұрын
Melissa thank you for being a voice for the voiceless. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@j4r3d29 17 күн бұрын
Love Melissa. That’s my moms name too haha
@Zeroantagonist88 15 күн бұрын
She's so fine
@randomgeekcrap 15 күн бұрын
Abigail was way better then the last 2 scream and Melissa and the entire cast were so good
@athisio836 15 күн бұрын
Abigail was a pretty good movie.
@JohnSmith-nm4zd 18 күн бұрын
I'm watching Abigail just for Melissa Barrera
@MYFAVORITES5 17 күн бұрын
Same
@pnkflmngs4084 7 күн бұрын
She took a stance and paid a price for it now, but it's so clear in the future she will be vindicated.
@GunnarAndersen-ee5hx 13 күн бұрын
One time you sad you woud mary me, do you still wan,t to . Melissa take care my love!!
@GunnarAndersen-ee5hx 13 күн бұрын
I touting my self many times after seen you in Vida, it,s somthing about you
@saibot6227 14 күн бұрын
Its very very hard not supporting the scream franchise anymore
@rydbthatsme 14 күн бұрын
I'm glad she's able to move on, I liked her in 6, but you also have to understand putting your views out on a public forum that not everyone agrees with and could cause backlash isn't a good look for your employer. No different than any other job and more people should realize that. I think she thought maybe she was invincible and learned the hard way she wasn't.
@OoXLR8oO 12 күн бұрын
Except what she said shouldn't have gotten her fired??
@OoXLR8oO 12 күн бұрын
Maybe we can talk about how Spyglass didn't talk to her or let her clarify anything and tried to blacklist her instead?
@TheAvengersRising 15 күн бұрын
Another lovely latina from Mexico. Gosh I wish I had a girlfriend beautiful just like her. Wow, she and Eiza are comfortable in their homes in Hollywood.
@christopheralex6471 13 күн бұрын
Melissa has more class than Spyglass will ever have. They know they effed up by firing her.
@dariuschisholm7317 14 күн бұрын
She so damn fine
@chi2stl 16 күн бұрын
Gosh she is so frickin amazing 🤩 beautiful graceful and intelligent I loved her in scream and can’t wait to watch Abigail I hope she continues to succeed so many ppl lost their jobs bc their bosses are zionists keep your head held high they won’t break us!
@ArroyoVideo 14 күн бұрын
I love her for speaking up 👍I will support anything she is in :)
@mylifefornick 18 күн бұрын
They should make a spin off of the Scream sereies and have her be like Dexter with her dad telling her how to kill lol
@stevencarterjr3403 18 күн бұрын
She so Cool.
@b5896kee 12 күн бұрын
I’m genuinely confused why people can’t say genocide is bad and condemn the killings from BOTH SIDES.
@OoXLR8oO 11 күн бұрын
Are there 30k dead bodies on both sides?
@donaldflowers6169 17 күн бұрын
Melissa Barrera I love you your acting is surberb go gurl I want you back with scream how y'all going to fire her because of her opinion you can't have an opinion dam
@TearYouApart360 15 күн бұрын
She was great in Abigail. I don't necessarily agree with her opinion. But it doesn't sit well with me that she lost her job over voicing her opinion. I feel like we've become so divide that we can't even bear the sight of those with opposing opinions. Personally, i feel like there is a fair compromise that could end the bloodshed on both sides.
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