Matthew Lillard is thrilled to return in Scream 7

Actor and director Matthew Lillard talked about the upcoming slasher film Scream 7 and said that the next installment of the franchise wont disappoint fans according to PeopleThe film is directed by Kevin Williamson and written by Guy Busick from a story by James Vanderbilt and Busick It is a sequel to Scream VI 2023 and the seventh installment in the Scream film series The film stars Neve Campbell Courteney Cox Mason Gooding Jasmin Savoy Brown Roger L Jackson and David Arquette reprising their roles from previous films along with Isabel May and Joel McHaleIm thrilled to be back Lillard said The movies fantastic and Im really excited for people to see it Its not gonna ruin the franchise thats the good news I dont thinkLillard last appeared in the franchise in Wes Cravens original Scream 1996 as highschool student Stu Macher a horrormovieobsessed friend of Sidney Prescott Neve Campbell He is eventually revealed to be one of the killers behind the Ghostface mask alongside Billy Loomis Ulrich 55 as per the outletIn the slasher Sidney kills Billy with a gunshot to the head and Stu appears to die when she pushes a TV onto his head all after Billy and Stu repeatedly stab each other in an attempt to appear as victims But Stus death has never been confirmedLillard originally appeared to hint at his return as villain Stu in January posting a video to his Instagram accountDuring his panel at Silver Screen Con alongside Ulrich their original Scream costar Rose McGowan and Ghostface voice actor Roger L Jackson Lillard recalled getting a call about returning from Williamson in the middle of the day according to PeopleI took the phone call and we kind of smalltalked Hes like Are you interested in coming back the Five Nights at Freddys star continued adding And I literally thought to myself Ive been waiting for this call for like 20 years Lillard added I was so excited I know exactly where I was I know exactly that time of day I know what I was wearing I was like Oh my God And I was on a walk Its so weird its like these moments that burn into your memory as quoted by PeopleLillard has not reprised his role as Stu in the nearly three decades since Scream was released he did appear in cameos in Scream 2 1997 and the fifth movie Scream 2022 the former as a partygoer and the latter in a voiceover role Ulrich meanwhile returned as Billy in the fifth film and Scream VI 2023 in the form of visions from his daughter Sam Carpenter Melissa BarreraScott Foley who starred in 2000s Scream 3 and Mark Consuelos have also been confirmed to be part of Scream 7 alongside Lillard They join several legacy cast members in the upcoming sequel including Campbell 51 Courteney Cox David Arquette and Jackson 67Celeste OConnor McKenna Grace Asa Germann and Sam Rechner are also among the cast while Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown will reprise their roles from the previous two films following the exits of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega as reported by PeopleScream 7 hits theatres on February 27 2026This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever