David Arquette will reprise his role as deputy Dewey Riley in “Scream 7” from from Spyglass and Paramount Pictures, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
Plot details about Dewey’s return, who apprently died in the fifth film at the hands of Ghostface killer Amber Freeman, is currently being kept under wraps. Freeman was played by newly-minted Oscar winner Mikey Madison.
Arquette has played Dewey Riley in the first five films of the “Scream” franchise.
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Arquette joins a cast which includes Matthew Lillard, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, and new cast members Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner and Anna Camp. “Scream 3” alum Scott Foley also recently joined the cast.
The seventh installment of the classic franchise will be released on Feb. 27, 2026.
Created by Kevin Williamson alongside the late Wes Craven, “Scream” became one of the defining horror series of the 1990s for its satire of slasher film tropes.
Williamson is directing with Guy Busick writing (after “Scream 5” and “VI” co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin’s exit). Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein are producing.
After the release of “Scream 4” in 2011, the series remained dormant for over a decade until it was brought back to life in 2022 by Paramount and Spyglass with a fifth installment that saw newcomers Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison and Jenna Ortega join Campbell, Courteney Cox and fellow longtime series stars David Arquette. The film was a success, grossing $138 million against a $24 million budget and bridged a gap between generations with Gen Z moviegoers flocking to see the ’90s franchise in theaters.
Deadline first reported the news.
