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Wes Craven And Scream 4 Cast Talk Horror Franchise’s Impact

Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011

With its deft handling of humor, suspense and horror-movie cliches, the Scream franchise gave a much-needed hit of adrenaline to a flagging horror genre when it debuted in 1996. The series centers on cinema’s ultimate Final Girl, Sidney Prescott, (Neve Campbell), as she becomes the target of a set of tenacious serial killers in her small suburban hometown.

In Scream 4, which opens April 15, Sidney returns to Woodsboro as a successful self-help author on a book tour, and it doesn’t take long before she’s reunited with old friends Dewey Riley (David Arquette) and Gale Weathers-Riley (Courteney Cox), and, of course, the latest incarnation of Ghostface.

“I think we’re all amazed that we’re in this drama, really, that is taking place over 15, 16 years. It’s just extraordinary,” director Wes Craven said last week during a press gathering in Hollywood. “I don’t know of another film that has done this, so I think we’re all pretty damn excited about being part of it.”

Arquette was visibly moved when he spoke about what the film franchise has meant to him. “I just love working with all these amazing people and, you know, we’ve developed this family not only, you know, of fellow actors and directors, but, you know, the crew — all of this crew — that we’ve shared 15 years together,” he said.

“Wes was instrumental in us being together,” Cox explained, gesturing to her husband Arquette. “He was, you know, he’s like, kind of our mentor in relationships and growing. And to come back and do it again, it was just really fun.”

Cox also confided that there was another benefit of returning to the franchise after 10 years. “I became closer with Neve during this movie than I did in the first three, and I just enjoy that girl,” she said.

Along with its cast of long-suffering veterans, the latest installment introduces the audience to a new cast of victims and suspects, including Hayden Panettiere (Heroes), Emma Roberts (Unfabulous, Nancy Drew), Rory Culkin (Signs, You Can Count On Me) and Anthony Anderson (Law & Order, Transformers).

“It was lovely to have a new cast come in,” Campbell said. “They were great. They came in with great enthusiasm, and they were excited to be a part of it. And as actors I don’t think we really needed to teach them the ropes in any way. They’re all professionals in their own right and did a great job.”

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Jennifer Aniston ‘too busy for Cougar Town’

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011

Courteney Cox has suggested that Jennifer Aniston is too busy to return to Cougar Town.Aniston, who previously worked with Cox on Friends, appeared in Cougar Town‘s second season premiere as a therapist.However, Cox told E! Online that there are currently no plans for Aniston to reprise her role.

“I don’t think she will come back on the show,” she said. “That is the busiest woman ever. I would love it if she wanted to.”

Cox also dropped hints about what is to come in Cougar Town, which returns with new episodes in the US on April 18.

“The characters get richer and richer, and maybe someone is going to want to have a kid, and maybe someone’s not,” she teased. “Maybe someone runs away and starts to act more like their father, maybe not.”

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Scream 4 Co-stars Talk Courteney and David

Monday, Mar 28, 2011

Original cast members Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell and newcomer Emma Roberts spoke about their involvement in the film and how Cox and Arquette’s recent separation had little impact on its shooting.

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Courteney Cox and David Arquette: `Scream 4 has a family feeling`

Friday, Mar 25, 2011

Courteney Cox and David Arquette have revealed how filming Scream 4 was a bit of a family affair.

The estranged couple – who met on the set of the first Scream in 1996 – talked openly about their relationship during a short press conference for the movie on Wednesday.

Asked about making the latest instalment of the horror flick, Arquette, 39, told People, ‘There’s a real family feeling. Especially with Courteney being married and having a kid (their six-year-old daughter Coco), it just brings an honesty, and that is really my favourite part of acting.’

‘It felt very natural,’ Cox, 46, added. ‘We have had 10 more years of experience of acting, so I was that much more confident. I am now a mum, and I am just different person, but it’s coming back with your family. You know each other, and you kind of just get right back into it and are better than you were last time.’

Cox plays go-getting reporter Gale Weathers, while Arquette plays her on-screen lover, Sheriff Dewey Riley, and the former Friends actress drew comparison to their real-life relationship.

‘It is so funny that he is so earnest and she is so out to get ahead,’ she says. ‘It is just a very odd pairing, and so are we. Well, we are not really, but we kind of are. I love playing Gale. She is probably the most fun to play when it comes to playing a real character.’

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Did Courteney Cox Want More Friends? “I Wish We Hadn’t Stopped”

Friday, Mar 25, 2011

I’ll get to the end of Friends and Cougar Town finale scoop in a sec, but first let’s talk Courteney Cox and Scream 4.

Most of the cast won’t reveal if they’re signed on for sequels 5 and 6 because that sort of gives away whether they’re killed in this new fourth installment.

However, Cox will tell ya…

“I’m actually not,” she admitted to me yesterday while promoting the newly hatched Ghost Face killer flick, out April 15. “I mean, I can’t really say, but you know she could always die and I can always come back in a dream. But if I didn’t die, you know, it’ll just depend on if it all comes together.”

A true Hollywood veteran who’s been down this road before, she gives an answer that leaves all the doors open.

It’s been many years since Cox played Gale Weathers, but she didn’t mind going back. “I love Gale Weathers,” she said. “I love her tenacity. She’s just a strong-willed woman. And I think she’s a little fame-hungry and power-hungry and that’s why it’s so fun to play her.”

She’s also a bit envious with how “selfish” Gale could be. “I’m not in real life,” Cox smiled. “I wish I was a little more selfish.”

As for Cougar Town, there’s a big one-hour season finale coming in May. Now, it’s not a musical episode. “We’re dealing with something pretty heavy,” Cox teased. “You haven’t seen it yet, but someone wants to have kids and someone doesn’t. That’s all I can tell you about that.”

She quickly added, “I hope I don’t get in trouble for that.”

We’d like to assume she’s talking about Jules and Grayson (Josh Hopkins). And with that in mind, will those two ever get married? “I would say one day,” Cox said. “I think that as long as the audience is liking it and it’s working out, they’ll keep it going and they’ll be dealing with real-life issues.”

Cox says she has no timeline for Cougar Town, but would like it to go for at least five seasons.

“Ten’s a long time, but I wish we hadn’t stopped,” Cox said referring to Friends. “It would’ve been nice to do 11.”

What could they have done? “Oh my gosh. I don’t know, but I was watching an episode the other and day and it still holds up! Just holds up!”

Perhaps it’s time for that Friends movie. What do you think? Should there be a Friends flick? Sound off below.

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