David Arquette’s look in “Scream 7” received’t be a soar scare for followers.
Deadline revealed in March that Arquette, 53, was reprising his position as Dewey Riley within the subsequent movie within the slasher franchise — regardless of Dewey being killed by Amber Freeman/Ghostface (performed by Oscar winner Mikey Madison) in “Scream 5.”
Whereas selling his new film “Mob Cops,” Arquette solely informed The Submit that the information of his “Scream 7” return “was a spoiler.”
“It was supposed to be a surprise,” Arquette stated. “I don’t like spoilers,” he added.
Regardless of the leak, Arquette is happy for audiences to see “Scream 7,” which comes out in theaters in Feb. 27, 2026.
“There’s not much I can talk about it, but I hope people enjoy it,” he informed The Submit. “I like enjoying the position of Dewey, so any alternatives simply to see the totally different folks.
“Kevin Williamson directed this one. He wrote the first one [and] the second one,” Arquette famous. “He created the whole world, so you know, we missed Wes [Craven] a lot, obviously, but to work with Kevin in a directing capacity was really thrilling.”
“Scream 7” may also function the returns of Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley as useless Ghostfaces Stu Macher and Roman Bridger, respectively.
“Matthew’s the best. I love Matthew so much,” Arquette informed The Submit of Lillard, 55, coming again to the franchise. “He’s such an incredible spirit, wonderful actor. I just think the world of him.”
Arquette continued, “I’m also a fan of the films, you know, despite being in them. It’s been such an important aspect of my life. So to know that Matthew is a part of it, I got such a kick out of that. I get to see him quite a bit. He’s just so inspirational with fans of horror. All the stuff he does is wonderful.”
The actor is delighted to reunite together with his ex-wife Courteney Cox (who performs Gale Weathers) within the upcoming movie, too.
“We have a daughter together, so we’re amazing co-parents and I feel honored to know her,” he stated.
Arquette and Cox, 60, met on the set of the unique “Scream” and had been married from 1999 to 2010. They’ve daughter Coco, 20.
Final yr, the “Friends” actress informed Selection that she needed Arquette again within the “Scream” franchise. “Talk about a missed character. Dewey is so loved by ‘Scream’ fans. They have to figure it out,” she stated.
Arquette starred within the first 5 “Scream” movies however sat out of “Scream 6.”
The “Scream 7” forged consists of legacy stars Arquette, Cox, Lillard, Foley, Neve Campbell, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, plus new additions Isabel Could, Joel McHale, Ethan Embry, Anna Camp, Mark Consuelos and McKenna Grace.
“Mob Cops” comes out April 25. “Scream 7” is in theaters Feb. 27, 2026.
