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There have been several updates since thehorrorsequelScream 7was first announced. But fans are now getting a lot of good news, including the official casting of a fan favorite.
Varietyreported thatCourteney Cox is coming back toScream 7. She will reprise her role aslegacy character Gale Weathers, which is something that fans have been wondering about for a long time. AsVarietyalso reported, Cox said in an interview with the publication in September 2024, “I’m not officially signed on. I’m not, but there will be a ‘Scream 7.’” Thankfully, Cox will be in the horror sequel along with her longtime co-starNeve Campbell, who is playing Sidney Campbell. There are nowthree legacy cast members: Cox, Campbell, andMason Gooding, who is reprising his part of Chad Meeks-Martin.
Cox played Gale in all sixScreammoviesand it would have been a big disappointment if she hadn’t come back forScream 7.Many want Gale to have a strong storylinein the new movie since Gale is so crucial to the battle against Ghostface. Every aspect of Gale’s life has been explored in the slasher franchise, from her love life to her journalism career.Gale’s relationship with Sidneyis also one of the most riveting aspects of the franchise. They didn’t like each other at first, but as time went on, they began to respect and admire each other.
It has been fun to see Gale work across various mediums. She started as a broadcast journalism reporting on the Ghostface murders and has also written books. InScream 6, Gale was living in New York City and working on a morning show.Gale is the victim of a gruesome attack inScream 6,but since she survives, fans have been hopeful that she would come back to the horror franchise.
In a 2023 interview withVariety, Cox said she convinced Wes Craven to cast her as Gale inScreamby writing a letter. She explained she had played nice “girl next door” characters like Monica Gellar onFriendsbut wanted to portray the tough-skinned Gale. Cox said of the first movie:
“It was over the top in the perfect way. You really care about the characters because they were unique, and you don’t laugh at them, you laugh with them because they’re smart. If they were dumb, they were supposed to be and they’re endearing.”
It’s unclear exactlyhow much screentime Cox will get inScream 7.Hopefully, since Gale is such a fan-favorite character and alsoaScreamfinal girl, she will appear in most of it. But it’s also possible that Gale has been popping in and out of Sidney’s life ever since the events ofScream 6. It’s also unknown if they live in the same place. Since there is a long wait untilScream 7is released on February 27th, 2026, there’s plenty of time for fans to attempt to guess what’s going on with the hilarious, intelligent, and always quippy Gale.
