One of the crucial anticipated upcoming horror motion pictures on the best way subsequent 12 months is the seventh Scream film. This time round, the return of Ghostface is very thrilling as a result of numerous legacy stars are becoming a member of Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott and new forged members, together with one of many first faces behind the masks: Matthew Lillard. When the unique Scream forged member was hit with a tough reality about his legacy within the franchise, he had the most effective response.
When Matthew Lillard walked the purple carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of The Life Of Chuck this week, a journalist with Entertainment Tonight acknowledged how the unique Scream is about to show 30 years previous subsequent 12 months whereas framing a query about his upcoming return. Right here’s how the actor responded:
Did you say Scream was turning 30 subsequent 12 months? That’s the rudest factor you’ll be able to say on the purple carpet. [Laughs] I’m leaving. That’s so imply. I actually had no concept the film was that previous.
Matthew Lillard was all smiles within the interview as he referred to as the assertion “the rudest factor,” nevertheless it goes to indicate the actor was in full shock the enduring film is near being three many years previous. Saying that type of factor does definitely expose Lillard’s age (he’s someway 55, regardless that he definitely doesn’t look it), and it doesn’t look like he was ready to ponder on the passage of time. I’m certain it looks like simply yesterday he performed Stu!
Scream premiered in Los Angeles on December 18, 1996 earlier than opening large in theaters two days later to what was thought-about a low field workplace haul in its first weekend. Nonetheless, the Wes Craven horror film began to grow to be successful due to phrase of mouth and ended up being within the prime ten motion pictures for 9 weeks complete, making it the thirteenth highest-grossing film of 1996 (per Box Office Mojo).
Scream was one among Llllard’s first motion pictures earlier than he later starred in his different well-known roles in SLC Punk!, She’s All That and Scooby-Doo. However since his character died within the first film, he’s not been capable of return to the franchise since then. After years of followers theorizing about Stu’s loss of life and Lillard fanning the flames that Stu may very well be alive, the actor is formally returning for Scream 7. Right here’s what he stated about being again within the franchise:
I’m very grateful to be again. I’m excited to see the followers’ response, and I believe the film goes to be unbelievable… All I can let you know is that [Stu] is in Scream 7. That’s all I can say.
Lillard has been dodging spoilers left and proper since he was forged! Scream 7 is a curious one, as a result of not solely is Lillard again as Stu, Scott Foley’s Roman Bridger, who additionally died in a previous movie, is coming again too, and so is David Arquette’s Dewey Riley, who died within the fifth one. It does beg to query how on earth the writers are going to drag off having so many lifeless characters someway come again to life for the subsequent film, however we’re definitely prepared to seek out out.
Scream 7 is being helmed by the unique Scream author Kevin Williamson from a screenplay by Man Busick, who additionally did the final two Scream motion pictures with James Vanderbilt. It was filmed earlier this 12 months and is ready to hit theaters on February 27, 2026.
