David Arquetteand Courteney Cox’sScreamcharacters Dewey Riley andGale Weathersfell in love onscreen under the direction of Wes Craven. And as Arquette, 50, tells it, the late director also played a role in the actor entering a relationship with Cox off-screen, too.“Wes had a real impact,” Arquette tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “[He was] like, ‘David, you know she likes you and you should really get your stuff together.’ He gave me a real man-to-man talk and that had an impact on the course of my life.“Dimension Films/Kobal/ShutterstockDimension Films/EverettArquette and Cox tied the knot in June 1999, more than two years after the firstScreammovie hit theaters. They welcomeddaughter Cocoin June 2004 and in October 2010, six months ahead of the thirdScreamsequel’s debut, announced their separation. Arquette and Cox finalizedtheir divorcein 2013, while their onscreen relationship experienced challenges, too.Now both stars, as well as originalScreamactressNeve Campbell, will reprise their roles for the upcoming fifth entry, titledScream"I was just really excited to play a character that was really, I guess, bitchy and over the top and yet grounded in some ways,” Cox, 57, says of bold reporter Gale. “Because Monica’s so sweet.“RELATED VIDEO: Drew Barrymore Reunites withScreamCostars Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell On Her ShowArquette remembers being excited to first meet Cox. “I was a fan of hers,” he admits, adding of the rest of the cast, “everybody was really nice, so it was a great time.“The former wrestler originally read for the part of Billy Loomis but felt better suited for Dewey, who eventually became sheriff of Westboro, Calif.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“I was like, I think I’d be better for Dewey. And I brought that up to Wes and he was like, ‘Whoa, that’s very interesting,'” Arquette recalls. “And thank goodness he had an open mind about it. I love still playing this guy and fans still love him.“Arquette went on to marry producer Christina McLarty in 2015 and the pair have two kids together. He feels “very blessed” to be starring in anotherScreammovie over 25 years after the first one’s debut. “It just sort of tracks my whole life,” Arquette says of the franchise.ParamountSentimentality aside, Cox promises the new installment will deliver both laughs and scares. “I love the fact that it’s had so much humor in it and so scary at the same time,” theFriendsalum says. “When you scream, it is infectious, just like laughter. So when you watch one of these fell, you’re just petrified.“Scream, also starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega and Jack Quaid, hits theaters Friday.For moreScream, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.
David Arquetteand Courteney Cox’sScreamcharacters Dewey Riley andGale Weathersfell in love onscreen under the direction of Wes Craven. And as Arquette, 50, tells it, the late director also played a role in the actor entering a relationship with Cox off-screen, too.
“Wes had a real impact,” Arquette tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “[He was] like, ‘David, you know she likes you and you should really get your stuff together.’ He gave me a real man-to-man talk and that had an impact on the course of my life.”
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Arquette and Cox tied the knot in June 1999, more than two years after the firstScreammovie hit theaters. They welcomeddaughter Cocoin June 2004 and in October 2010, six months ahead of the thirdScreamsequel’s debut, announced their separation. Arquette and Cox finalizedtheir divorcein 2013, while their onscreen relationship experienced challenges, too.
Now both stars, as well as originalScreamactressNeve Campbell, will reprise their roles for the upcoming fifth entry, titledScream
“I was just really excited to play a character that was really, I guess, bitchy and over the top and yet grounded in some ways,” Cox, 57, says of bold reporter Gale. “Because Monica’s so sweet.”
RELATED VIDEO: Drew Barrymore Reunites withScreamCostars Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell On Her Show
Arquette remembers being excited to first meet Cox. “I was a fan of hers,” he admits, adding of the rest of the cast, “everybody was really nice, so it was a great time.”
The former wrestler originally read for the part of Billy Loomis but felt better suited for Dewey, who eventually became sheriff of Westboro, Calif.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
“I was like, I think I’d be better for Dewey. And I brought that up to Wes and he was like, ‘Whoa, that’s very interesting,'” Arquette recalls. “And thank goodness he had an open mind about it. I love still playing this guy and fans still love him.”
Arquette went on to marry producer Christina McLarty in 2015 and the pair have two kids together. He feels “very blessed” to be starring in anotherScreammovie over 25 years after the first one’s debut. “It just sort of tracks my whole life,” Arquette says of the franchise.
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Sentimentality aside, Cox promises the new installment will deliver both laughs and scares. “I love the fact that it’s had so much humor in it and so scary at the same time,” theFriendsalum says. “When you scream, it is infectious, just like laughter. So when you watch one of these fell, you’re just petrified.”
Scream, also starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega and Jack Quaid, hits theaters Friday.
For moreScream, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.
source: people.com
