Don’t count Gale Weathers out just yet. Sources close to Variety have reported that Courteney Cox is in talks to reprise the role of reporter and author Gale Weathers in the seventh installment of the decades-spanning Scream series. When we last saw Gale she was being taken to the hospital after a Ghostface attack in Scream 6.
Cox’s return follows the announcement that fellow Scream alumni Neve Campbell revealed she was also coming back as Sidney Prescott. The actor sat out of the previous film due to a salary dispute.
Campbell confirmed the news herself on her Instagram earlier in the month. “It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the ‘Scream’ movies. My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me, has never waned,” she posted. “I’m very happy and proud to say I’ve been asked, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney back to the screen and I couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Scream 7’s production was in the news last year with both Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera exiting the franchise after being the focus of the last two films. Then there was Christopher Landon also leaving just a few months after he had signed on over the summer.
“I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago,” he said in a statement. “It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on.”
As confirmed by Campbell in her post, Landon was then replaced by original Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson. The previous two movies in the franchise, distributed by Paramount, grossed $137.7 million and $168.9 million worldwide, respectively.
