Courteney Cox is yet to sign up for 'Scream 7'. The 'Friends' star - who has reportedly been in talks to reprise her role as Gale Weathers in the upcoming seventh instalment in the iconic horror franchise - has insisted she hasn't actually agreed to be part of the movie. She told Variety: "I'm not officially signed on.
I'm not, but there will be a 'Scream 7.' " It was revealed earlier this year that Neve Campbell will return to the film series, having skipped the sixth movie over a salary dispute. Kevin Williamson - who wrote the script for the first 'Scream' in 1996 - will direct a film in the franchise for the first time after replacing Christopher Landon.
Cox said: "You can't get better than that choice. It's going to be fun." Filming is set to get underway in December in Atlanta, but the 60-year-old actress hasn't got a specific timeframe for making a decision about whether or not she'll be involved.
She added: "They’re rewriting all the time. It’s not like I don’t know what’s going on.” Whatever happens, Cox is hoping to see her ex-husband David Arquette return as Dewey Riley, despite his character being killed off in the 2022 'Scream' revival.
She said: "I understand the reasons they did it, but whoa! Talk about a missed character. Dewey is so loved by ‘Scream’ fans. They have to figure it out.
” While Campbell is returning, Melissa Barrera - who played Sam Carpenter in 2022’s ‘Scream’ and ‘Scream VI’ - was axed from the series following pro-Pal.