Scream 7will somehow bring someone else back from the dead, and it’s a name that will please fans…although confusion is bound to be in play regarding how this character returns. With the recent cast additions of Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard, two Ghostface killers who met their demise long ago, at least this return is someone on the side of good.
Per Deadline,David Arquetteis officially returning as Deputy Dewey Riley inScream 7. No details were revealed about how his character returns and plot details are pretty scarce about the film itself, but directorKevin Williamsonand writer Guy Busick better have something pretty brilliant up their sleeves to make this make sense. As fans will remember, Arquette’s Dewey Riley was taken out by Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison) in 2022’sScream. It proved to be a bittersweet moment as it was a heroic end to the character, but fans were upset to see one of the legacy players meet their end.
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Arquettejoins a pretty stacked castthat includes the aforementioned Foley and Lillard, alongside Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, McKenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mark Consuelos and Ethan Embry. Filming is underway in Atlanta, Georgia with the film set for a theatrical release on Jun 28, 2025.
David Arquette Is One of the ‘Scream’ Franchise’s Staple Characters
David Arquette began hisScreamtenure in the 1996 film that started it all.As the lovable goof Deputy Dewey Riley, he was on the case of the murders in the first film as Sidney Prescott (Campbell) became a primary target. His sister Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) was Sidney’s best friend until she met her end thanks to a doggy door. Dewey also began a relationship with Gale Weathers (Cox), with the pair ultimately gearing up for marriage at the end of the third film. By 2022’sScream, the pair had parted ways, but Dewey still had love for Gale, and she maintained a soft spot in her heart for him. For his part, Arquette appeared inScream,Scream 2,Scream 3,Scream 4and 2022’sScream.
Following the release of the fifth film in 2022, Cox was pretty vocal about it being amistake that Arquette’s character was killed off. At the time, the actress said she fought to keep the character’s ending more ambiguous, much how it was done inScreamandScream 2, in case the filmmakers changed their minds about bringing him back. Cox said, “I absolutely did, and I kind of thought they heard me. I remember being on the lawn going, ‘I just thought it was a big mistake not to have the option. I understand why you want [to do it] — it makes it really serious. But then wouldn’t it be great if just [in] the last three minutes: text from the hospital.’ I wanted that to happen.”
Source:Deadline
