Dewey’s again, y’all! David Arquette shall be returning for Scream 7, becoming a member of a number of different characters who’re seemingly again from the lifeless.
Spyglass and Paramount Footage have assembled fairly the forged for Scream 7, together with a couple of blasts from the previous who’re one way or the other coming back from the lifeless. Deadline experiences that the most recent addition to Scream 7 is David Arquette, who shall be returning as Deputy Dewey Riley.
Together with Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, Arquette was a member of the unique forged who appeared in each Scream film till he was surprisingly killed off within the fifth film. It stays to be seen how Arquette will issue into the brand new film, however he received’t be the one character getting back from the lifeless. Matthew Lillard shall be returning as Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher from the primary Scream film, and Scott Foley shall be again as Roman Bridger from Scream 3.
After sitting out the final film as a result of a pay dispute, Neve Campbell returns to star as Sidney Prescott. Courteney Cox can be again as Gale Weathers. The remainder of the forged contains Isabel Might (Yellowstone: 1883) as Sidney’s teenage daughter, with Celeste O’Connor (Madame Net), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans), Asa Germaan (Gen V), Anna Camp (True Blood), and Mark Consuelos (Riverdale) additionally signing on. It was initially believed that Patrick Dempsey may be returning as Mark Kincaid from Scream 3, however he needed to go as a result of Los Angeles wildfires and scheduling points. Joel McHale (Neighborhood) has since signed on to play Mark Evans, Sidney’s husband.
The unique plan for Scream 7 would have seen Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega returning as Sam and Tara Carpenter, however Spyglass Media fired Barrera after a couple of pro-Palestinian social media posts that they deemed anti-Semitic. The following day, it was revealed that Ortega had additionally exited the undertaking. It was initially reported that this was as a result of scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday, however it later emerged that she had wished a considerable wage improve, which Spyglass refused, so she walked.
That wasn’t the top of the drama both. Christopher Landon (Comfortable Loss of life Day) was set to direct the film, however he additionally departed, calling it a “dream job that turned into a nightmare.” Scream 7 is slated for a February 27, 2026 launch.
