'Nobody knows more about that movie than I do': Courteney Cox has thrown her name into the ring to direct Scream 8

Courteney Cox has thrown her name into the ring to direct Scream 8.

The 62-year-old actress thinks she should be at the helm of the forthcoming instalment of the horror film franchise, given she is the only star to appear in all seven films as investigative reporter Gale Weathers.

Deadline asked Cox if she would consider the opportunity, and the star replied: "I think I should, honestly. Nobody knows more about that movie than I do."

The entertainer noted she is not the only person who has a say when it comes to the Scream franchise, noting "the creator and the writers and Wes Craven and everyone who’s been in it", but again seemed enthusiastic about the idea of taking the director's reins.

Cox said: "But I think it’d be great and fun, and it’d be a good publicity thing. Get on it!"

The late Craven created the first four slasher movies, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, 48, and Tyler Gillett, 44, taking on Scream 5 and Scream 6, and Kevin Williamson, 61, taking the lead on this year's Scream 7.

In April, it was revealed that Scream 8 is in the works, with screenwriters being hired to start work on the eighth movie following the huge success of Scream 7, which starred Cox and Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott), and became the series' highest-grossing instalment.

The Hollywood Reporter said screenwriting sisters Lilla, 52, and Nora Zuckerman, 50, the team behind 47-year-old Natasha Lyonne's TV show Poker Face, have been drafted in to come up with a new story for the eighth slasher movie.

It comes after Williamson has ruled himself out of directing Scream 8.