Courteney Cox has shutd a deal to return for Scream 7, the novel insloftyment in the lengthy-running meta horror franchise from Spyglass Media Group and Paramount, Deadline can examine.
Cox repascfinishs as Gale Weathers, the acute and ambitious novels increateer-turned-author who’s frequently set up herself at the caccess of the Garrangeface finishings, ecombineing in each and every Scream film to date. Others returning comprise Neve Campbell as scream queen Sidney Prescott and Mason Gooding as her fellow Garrangeface survivor, Chad Meeks-Martin. Newcomer Isabel May will Sidney’s daughter, with Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner and Anna Camp also on board in novel, undisshutd roles.
The plot of the novel film is being kept under wraps. Set to hit theaters worldexpansive on February 27, 2026, Scream 7 comes follothriveg the success of Scream VI, which brawt in a franchise-high domestic gross outdoing $108 million in March 2023. Collectively, films in the series have achieveed more than $900 million in worldexpansive box office receipts.
Kevin Williamson, architect of the Scream franchise who scripted the innovative Wes Craven film, will honest from a script by Guy Buunwell. Also aboard, follothriveg collaborations with the scribe on 2022’s Scream reboot and Scream VI, are James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein, who will originate for Project X Entertainment.
Cox has also recently been seen starring opposite Greg Kincsurrfinisher in Starz’s Shining Vale, which ran for two seasons. News of her Scream 7 deal was first increateed by Variety.
