For a while now, many rumors swirled of the return of the Scream franchise. Eventually it was confirmed that writer Kevin Williamson was not only aiming to make another movie, but another whole trilogy of movies. Some fans cheered at the thought of more Scream finally coming; others cringed at the very thought of what it might bring. Most assumed this would be some sort of reboot with a whole new cast of actors involved, but soon word came that they were talking to none other than David Arquette and his wife Courteney Cox to reprise their roles as Deputy Dewey and Gail Weathers. This report has now been confirmed by Arquette himself, who stated to E! that he and his wife are both all set to return to the franchise that sparked their romance, and that Williamson was writing the script and fingers were crossed that Wes Craven would return to direct.

The last movie in the franchise came out in 2000, and even though that’s near a decade ago, it doesn’t really feel like it’s been that long. Even so, up until we found out they wanted Arquette and Cox, the Scream 4 project felt like it was stuck in a sort of purgatory, not sure whether it was another sequel or some kind of reboot.