Matthew Lillard is returning to the Scream franchise as he has joined the forged of Scream 7, however who will he be taking part in?
Deadline studies that Matthew Lillard has joined the forged of Scream 7. Sure, you learn that proper. The actor performed Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher within the unique Scream film.
Spoilers for a virtually thirty-year-old film right here, however ol’ Stu didn’t precisely fare too effectively within the first Scream film. After being unmasked as one of many killers and affected by stab wounds, he was finally killed (or was he?) when Sidney (Neve Campbell) dropped a TV on his head. And this was a ’90s TV, of us. None of this light-weight flatscreen shit. So, given what occurred to Stu, it’s not clear how Lillard shall be returning or even when he’ll be taking part in a special character. The final two Scream sequels did deliver again Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis, however he solely appeared in Sam’s (Melissa Barrera) visions. Might they be pulling one thing related right here? Maybe flashbacks? I suppose something is feasible.
Lillard posted the next video on Instagram after the information broke.
To make issues extra complicated, it was introduced this morning that Scott Foley could be returning as effectively. He performed the Ghostface killer (and Sid’s half-brother) in Scream 3.
After sitting out the final film as a consequence of a pay dispute, Neve Campbell returns to star as Sidney Prescott. Courteney Cox can be again as Gale Weathers. The remainder of the forged consists of Isabel Could (Yellowstone: 1883) as Sidney’s teenage daughter, with Celeste O’Connor (Madame Net), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans), Asa Germaan (Gen V), Anna Camp (True Blood), and Mark Consuelos (Riverdale) additionally signing on. It was initially believed that Patrick Dempsey could be returning as Mark Kincaid from Scream 3, nevertheless it didn’t occur. Joel McHale (Group) has since signed on to play Mark Evans, Sidney’s husband.
The unique plan for Scream 7 would have seen Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega returning as Sam and Tara Carpenter, however Spyglass Media fired Barrera after a number of pro-Palestinian social media posts that they deemed anti-Semitic. The very subsequent day, it was revealed that Ortega had exited the challenge as effectively. It was initially reported that this was as a consequence of scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday, nevertheless it later emerged that she had wished a considerable wage enhance, which Spyglass refused, so she walked.
That wasn’t the tip of the drama both. Christopher Landon (Completely happy Demise Day) was set to direct the film, however he additionally departed, calling it a “dream job that turned into a nightmare.” Scream 7 is slated for a February 27, 2026 launch.
What do you consider Matthew Lillard returning for Scream 7?
