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Courteney Cox to Reprise Gale Weathers Role in ‘Scream’

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Courteney Cox will reprise her function as Gale Weathers from the earlier “Scream” movies in Spyglass and Paramount Pictures’ upcoming relaunch of the franchise, it was introduced Friday.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (“Ready or Not”), higher generally known as the filmmaking workforce Radio Silence, will direct the movie. James Vanderbilt (“Murder Mystery,” “Zodiac,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and Guy Busick (“Ready or Not,” “Castle Rock”) are co-writing the screenplay.

It was beforehand introduced that David Arquette would reprise his function as Dewey Riley courting again to the unique 1996 horror movie “Scream.” Plot particulars are being stored below wraps. At the time, it was additionally introduced that the filmmakers have been in dialog with different legacy forged members.

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Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak are producing for Spyglass. The unique movie’s screenwriter Kevin Williamson will function govt producer. And the third member of the Radio Silence trio, Chad Villella, may even govt produce alongside Williamson.

The late Wes Craven directed the unique “Scream” in 1996, a meta-horror and slasher film that known as consideration to its style trappings and featured the now iconic villain Ghostface because the masked killer. The movie spawned three extra sequels in addition to an anthology collection that aired on MTV and VH1, and the 4 movies have grossed greater than $600 million worldwide.

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Cox took to Instagram on Friday to share her pleasure, posting a video of Ghostface and captioning, “I can’t wait to see this face again.”

Cox performed Gale Weathers, an bold journalists who joins forces with Sidney Prescott and Dewey Riley to cease the Ghostface murders, in all 4 “Scream” movies. Aside from “Scream,” the actress is greatest identified for her roles on “Friends” and “Cougar Town.” She will subsequent be seen within the upcoing horror comedy, “Shining Vale,” for Starz.

Cox is represented by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

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