How Scream Helped Courteney Cox Prepare For New TV Show
Courteney Cox describes how her work on Scream helped her prepare for her starring role in the new horror-comedy series Shining Vale. Created by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan, Shining Vale looks to be a fresh take on the haunted house trope with Cox starring alongside Greg Kinnear as Pat and Terry, a couple who move to the country to reignite their marriage and Pat’s writing career. While there, the past atrocities committed in their new house begin to haunt them. The first two episodes premiered on Starz on March 6, with the next two set to release weekly.
Cox rose to fame as Monica Geller on Friends, before taking on the role of reporter Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise. Appearing in the original trilogy from 1996 to 2000, Cox eventually reprised the role for both Scream 4 and Scream 5. A significant departure from the light-hearted comedic exploits of Monica, Scream saw Cox facing off against the vicious Ghostface on multiple occasions and went on to become one of the most profitable horror franchises of all time.
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It seems that Cox will be bringing some of the horror movie chops she developed on Scream to Shining Vale, as she reveals in an interview with The AV Club. She describes how she had experience with “people jumping out and things like that” when working with Craven, which was an advantage on the show. Additionally, she describes how her work on Scream meant that she lent a critical eye to the production. Cox said:
“I’ve had experience with people jumping out and things like that. [Co-creator] Jeff Astrof was open to hearing my thoughts, like I would say ‘This would never happen in a horror film.’ All the training I had on Scream and doing Friends set
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