Scream 5 Had David Arquette Easily Slipping Back Into the Role of Dewey Riley Scream 5 Had David Arquette Easily Slipping Back Into the Role of Dewey Riley David Arquette Reveals Whether It Was Difficult To Become Dewey Again For Scream 5 Bill and Ted, Scream franchise is soon set to join their ranks with Scream 5 currently in production. David Arquette, who will be reprising his iconic role as Deputy Dewey Riley, told RadioTimes that slipping back into character was no trouble at all. "It's really easy to slip back into the characters, they're very close to my heart and there's something really exciting about those films for me. It changed the course of my life in general so it's really fun to be in that world and do something. I felt very blessed."