Matthew Lillard Officially Confirmed for ‘Scream 7’ – Bloody Disgusting
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At this time we can’t tell if Lillard is playing Stu in Scream 7 or the film is taking a unique approach to bringing back past actors from the saga, but a post from Lillard on Instagram tonight suggests Stu is very much alive.Check out Lillard’s post below and start your speculating.Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher was of course one of the original Ghostface killers in Wes Craven’s Scream, his character long believed to be dead after being stabbed multiple times and getting a television set dropped on his head. Similarly, Scott Foley’s Scream 3 character Roman Bridger was presumably killed off in that movie, so it’s hard to tell what’s going on here.Are actors including Lillard and Foley playing themselves in Scream 7, with the film taking a New Nightmare approach to the Scream franchise? Are they playing brand new characters, or indeed reprising their roles from the franchise’s past? The Ghosts of Ghostface Past?Your guess is as good as ours…The seventh installment is set to release in theaters on February 27, 2026.Neve Campbell is back next year as Sidney Prescott alongside Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, with Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown also set to return. Franchise newcomers this time around include Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans), Asa Germann (“The Boys”), Anna Camp (“Hysteria!), Isabel May (“1883”), Mark Consuelos, and Joel McHale (It’s a Wonderful Knife) as Sidney’s husband, Mark Evans.Original Scream writer Kevin Williamson is directing Scream 7. A post shared by Matthew Lillard (@matthewlillard)Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth’s prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.Cineverse Releasing Unrated ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Reboot in Theaters for Labor Day 2025‘Scream 7’ Adds ‘Scream 3’ Actor Scott Foley to the CastNew Ghost Face Masks This Year Include Easter Bunny and Voorhees-Style Hockey MaskPublishedonByThe follow-up to last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be directed by franchise newcomer Grant Sputore (I Am Mother), but at least one familiar face will be part of the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens (The Guest, Cuckoo) is in talks to reprise his role as the Kaiju expert named Trapper from Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong.Dan Stevens perfectly summed up his Monsterverse character last year: “[My character is] a specialist in these creatures… If you’ve got a sick titan, Trap is your guy.”Kaitlyn Dever (No One Will Save You) is also in negotiations to come face-to-face with Godzilla and Kong in the next installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise.The follow-up to last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire — the highest grossing Godzilla film of all time — is said to feature several new human characters alongside the iconic Titans as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat. Dave Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) wrote the new movie.Warner Bros. will release the new Monsterverse movie in theaters on March 26, 2027.Speaking of Legendary’s epic Monsterverse, a second season of the Apple TV+ Original Series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will also be stomping our way in the near future.Copyright © 2021 Bloody Disgusting, LLC
