Scream 6 star finally addresses Neve Campbell's absence in horror sequel
Scream 6 star Courteney Cox has broken her silence on Neve Campbell's absence from the horror sequel. The actor, who recently got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, got candid about how Campbell's exit from the franchise and admitted that, while she "missed working with her", it enabled her to have more meaty moments with the movie's mysterious murderer.
"I'm going to support whatever she feels is right," Cox, who is back as Gale Weathers, told Variety (opens in new tab). "I have a really good scene with Ghostface and it was amazing. I've obviously been stabbed many times and all that, but this time, to work with Ghostface and not know who's under the mask, it was really fun. Usually by the time I'm getting stabbed, I know who it is."
While Campbell won't be returning in the follow-up, Scream 6 brings back Jenna Ortega's Tara, Jasmin Savoy Brown's Mindy, Mason Gooding's Chad, and Melissa Barrera's Sam from its predecessor. Hayden Panettiere is also back, as her Scream 4 survivor Kirby Reed. The gang will be joined on screen by newbies Liann Liberato as Quinn, Tony Revolori as Jason, Devyn Nekoda as Anika, Josh Segarra as Danny, Dermot Mulroney as Detective Bailey, and Samara Weaving as Laura.
"[Gail] still lives in New York, which is great because now the killer's in New York, just as Sam and Tara have moved there. It kind of fell right into her lap. She wrote a book afterward. She told Sam that she wouldn't and then, of course, she did because, I mean, someone was going to do it. So, she had to," Cox laughed. "Kirby comes — Hayden Panettiere. It's so interesting how people came back. I have to remember. I thought she died! I get so confused. There's been so many. I’m just so excited to be a part of something this
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