The horror style has been having a renaissance for years, to the enjoyment of followers like myself. A few of the finest horror films have returned to theaters with new sequels, together with Wes Craven’s Scream. The seventh film is among the most extremely anticipated upcoming horror films, partly because of its inclusion of OGs like Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher. The 55 year-old actor not too long ago shared his pleasure over coming again, whereas additionally sustaining that the brand new slasher is ‘not gonna damage the franchise.’ Properly, that is a aid.
What we learn about Scream 7 may be very restricted, however followers are excited to see a bunch of legacy characters seem. Followers are hyped Neve Campbell might be again as Sidney Prescott, however Lillard can even one way or the other return, regardless of Stu’s loss of life within the first film. Whereas showing at Silver Scream Con (by way of Bloody Disgusting), he shared his response to getting the decision, providing:
And I actually thought to myself, ‘I’ve been ready for this name for, like, 20 years. I used to be so excited. I do know precisely the place I used to be. I do know precisely that point of day. I do know what I used to be sporting. I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God!’ And I used to be on a stroll. It’s so bizarre, it’s like these moments that’s burned into your reminiscence.
Whereas Lillard had a sneaky cameo in 2022’s Scream because the Ghostface with a flamethrower, Kevin Williamson’s forthcoming slasher will seemingly deliver again Stu. Precisely how this can work stays a thriller, however followers are hyped about seeing the fan favourite killer alongside iconic scream queen Neve Campbell.
There are numerous questions on Scream 7, particularly since Stu is not the one legacy character getting back from the lifeless. Scott Foley might be again as Roman Bridger, as will David Arquette, regardless of Dewey’s brutal loss of life within the 2022 film. Whereas we proceed to marvel how these returns will go down, Lillard assured followers of the standard of the subsequent sequel. In his phrases:
I’m thrilled to be again. The film’s improbable, and I’m actually excited for folks to see it. It’s not gonna damage the franchise, that’s the excellent news. I don’t suppose!
Properly, that is a aid. Given the property’s wild success and iconography, longtime followers like me do not need to see a foul sequel arrive and tarnish its legacy. Though Neve Campbell wasn’t in Scream VI, that sequel’s plot twists, NYC setting, and brutal Ghostface(s) nonetheless made it successful.
Whereas the stress is on for Scream 7, there are a ton of OGs concerned within the venture. That features director Kevin Williamson, who wrote the screenplay for the primary two films and served as a producer on the latest ones. If anybody understands methods to make an excellent Scream film it is him, which may be a part of why Lillard is so assured about it.
All might be revealed when Scream 7 hits theaters on February twenty seventh as a part of the 2026 film launch record. Because it’s only a few months away, hopefully we get extra details about the slasher sooner slightly than later… together with how TF these lifeless characters are going to think about.