Courteney Cox brings back THAT Scream 3 haircut as she dresses dogs up as Ghostface for Halloween

Courteney Cox brought back her iconic Scream 3 hairstyle when she spoofed Gale Weathers for Halloween on Thursday.

The Friends actress, 60, who recently sent daughter Coco off to college, wore a brunette wig with very short bangs as she recreated her character’s much-derided hairstyle from the 2000 film.

The star, dressed in a fuchsia trouser suit, was filmed dressing her dogs in miniature Ghostface outfits, complete with masks.

But just as she completed her look, the real Ghostface stood up from the bushes and brandished a knife at Cox – who screamed comically.

Many fans took the video as a sign that Cox has finally signed on for Scream 7 – after revealing last month that she had yet to seal her return.

The Friends actress, 60, wore a brunette wig with very short bangs as she recreated her character’s much-derided hairstyle from the 2000 film

Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, the first film in the 1996 series also starred David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich and Drew Barrymore.

Set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, the story follows high school student Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and her friends, who are targeted by a costumed serial killer known as Ghostface on the anniversary of her mother’s murder.

The murder mystery, slasher film ultimately became a major success at the worldwide box office, grossing $173 million after spending between $14 and 15 million on production.

The Craven and Williamson teamed up again for Scream 2 (1997), with Arquette, Campbell and Cox reprising their roles, along with cast newcomers Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Jada Pinkett and Liev . Schreiber.

The first sequel proved to have similar success to the original, grossing $172 million at the worldwide box office, but this time the budget increased to $24 million.

Ultimately, Scream 3 became a hit at the worldwide box office, grossing $161.8 million in revenue against a $40 million budget.

Williamson returned to the franchise for Scream 4 (2011) alongside Craven as director, but it floundered in the money-making department, earning $97.2 million on a $40 million budget.

Campbell confirmed her return to the Scream group last March.

The star, dressed in a fuchsia pantsuit, was filmed dressing her dogs in miniature Ghostface outfits, complete with masks

But just as she completed her look, the real Ghostface rose from the bushes and brandished a knife at Cox – who comically shouted

The video was cut when Cox was ambushed in the hilarious scene

Cox has portrayed Gale Weathers in all six films of the Scream franchise – depicted in 2011’s Scream 4

The star can be seen with Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott) and Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks) in 1996’s Scream

The most recent in the franchise, Scream VI (2023), saw the return of Melissa Barrera, Cox, Ortega and Gooding, while Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Tony Revolori, among others , Josh Segarra, Samara Weaving and Hayden Panettiere.

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett working from a script by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, the sixth installment proved to be a winning combination by earning $169 million against a production budget of between $33 and 35 million.

News of a Scream 7 was announced in August 2023, with Christopher Landon set to direct, but months later the filmmaker, whose resume includes Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), Freaky (2020) and Happy Death Day (2017), has announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he is no longer attached to the production.

Melissa Barrera will not return after being fired from the franchise in November 2023 over pro-Palestine posts that production company Spyglass Media said “crossed the line into hate speech.”

Now being directed by Kevin Williamson, who wrote several of the previous franchise films, Scream 7 is expected to hit theaters on February 27, 2026.