David Arquette reveals ‘Scream 7’ return blunder: ‘Was supposed to be a surprise’

David Arquette’s quality successful “Scream 7” won’t beryllium a jump scare for fans.

Deadline revealed successful March that Arquette, 53, was reprising his domiciled arsenic Dewey Riley successful nan adjacent movie successful nan slasher franchise — contempt Dewey being killed by Amber Freeman/Ghostface (played by Oscar victor Mikey Madison) successful “Scream 5.”

While promoting his caller movie “Mob Cops,” Arquette exclusively told The Post that nan news of his “Scream 7” return “was a spoiler.”

“It was expected to beryllium a surprise,” Arquette said. “I don’t for illustration spoilers,” he added.

Despite nan leak, Arquette is excited for audiences to spot “Scream 7,” which comes retired successful theaters successful Feb. 2026.

“There’s not overmuch I tin talk astir it, but I dream group bask it,” he told The Post. “I emotion playing nan domiciled of Dewey, truthful immoderate opportunities conscionable to spot nan different people.”

“Kevin Williamson directed this one. He wrote nan first 1 [and] nan 2nd one,” Arquette noted. “He created nan full world, truthful you know, we missed Wes [Craven] a lot, obviously, but to activity pinch Kevin successful a directing capacity was really thrilling.”

“Scream 7” will besides characteristic nan returns of Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley arsenic dormant Ghostfaces Stu Macher and Roman Bridger, respectively.

“Matthew’s nan best. I emotion Matthew truthful much,” Arquette told The Post of Lillard, 55, coming backmost to nan franchise. “He’s specified an unthinkable spirit, awesome actor. I conscionable deliberation nan world of him.”

Arquette continued, “I’m besides a instrumentality of nan films, you know, contempt being successful them. It’s been specified an important facet of my life. So to cognize that Matthew is isolated of it, I sewage specified a footwear retired of that. I get to spot him rather a bit. He’s conscionable truthful inspirational pinch fans of horror. All nan worldly he does is wonderful.”

The character is delighted to reunite pinch his ex-wife Courteney Cox (who plays Gale Weathers) successful nan upcoming film, too.

“We person a girl together, truthful we’re astonishing co-parents and I consciousness honored to cognize her,” he said.

Arquette and Cox, 60, met connected nan group of nan original “Scream” and were joined from 1999 to 2010. They stock daughter Coco, 20.

Last year, nan “Friends” character told Variety that she wanted Arquette backmost successful nan “Scream” franchise. “Talk astir a missed character. Dewey is truthful loved by ‘Scream’ fans. They person to fig it out,” she said.

Arquette starred successful nan first 5 “Scream” films but sat retired of “Scream 6.”

The “Scream 7” formed includes bequest stars Arquette, Cox, Lillard, Foley, Neve Campbell, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, positive caller additions Isabel May, Joel McHale, Ethan Embry, Anna Camp, Mark Consuelos and McKenna Grace.

“Mob Cops” comes retired April 25. “Scream 7” is successful theaters Feb. 27, 2026.