Skeet Ulrich rocketed to horror fame after his debut because the charming but chilling masked killer Billy Loomis in Scream in 1996 — and even his character’s loss of life could not maintain him away! Greater than 25 years later, he made a shock return to the franchise when he appeared in Billy’s daughter Sam Carpenter’s (Melissa Barrera) twisted hallucinations. On Saturday, Sept. 27, whereas talking at a Scream panel at Los Angeles Comedian Con, Ulrich revealed that the “spotlight” of his comeback to the slasher franchise was attending to work with Barrera for his or her unsettling scenes.
“Melissa Barrera is likely one of the dearest folks on the planet, so attending to work together with her was extraordinary.”
Regardless of the recognition of his traditional ’90s position, the Jericho actor additionally shared that it took him “some time” to comply with take the job, as a result of he did not know if it was doable for him to look younger sufficient to drag off the character now that he is in his mid-50s. Fortunately, he agreed to provide it a try to manufacturing was in a position to make use of de-aging particular results to assist him seamlessly slip again into the enduring position.
“It was fascinating to search out his voice once more,” he instructed the group of followers on the occasion, which MovieWeb attended. “It was loads of enjoyable. It was totally different than it was 29 years in the past, 30 years in the past, however it was each bit as fascinating.”
Nonetheless, it is unclear if followers will ever see Ulrich as Billy on the massive display once more as a result of a casting shakeup. Neither Barrera nor Jenna Ortega — who performed Sam’s youthful sister, Tara Carpenter — shall be in Scream 7, which means the hallucination storyline is out. Whereas it isn’t unattainable for him to return in a flashback or a dream sequence, there hasn’t been any affirmation of future plans to incorporate him within the franchise.
Skeet Ulrich Insists Billy Loomis Is No Cheater After ‘Scream’ Twist
Scream (2022) dropped the bomb that Billy Loomis secretly fathered a toddler with a girl named Christina Carpenter shortly earlier than his loss of life, sparking a flurry of hypothesis that he should have cheated on his longtime highschool girlfriend Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). Whereas Ulrich has no downside admitting that his character is a ruthless killer, he shut down the rumors that Billy was an untrue boyfriend throughout a sit-down at GalaxyCon San Jose earlier this yr.
“No, we had been on a break,” he mentioned on the time, in line with PopVerse. “Sidney knew. We talked about it.”
Together with Ulrich, Campbell additionally made her grand return to the hit horror flick franchise in Scream (2022). Whereas she didn’t reprise her position in Scream 6 as a result of a pay dispute, she confirmed through social media that she’s formally coming again for Scream 7.
“It is all the time been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney within the Scream motion pictures,” she wrote to her Instagram in March 2024. “My appreciation for these movies and for what they’ve meant to me has by no means waned.”
“Whereas I’ve been so extremely fortunate to make these movies with each the grasp of horror Wes Craven and the splendidly gifted Matt [Bettinelli-Olpin] and Tyler [Gillett] crew, I’ve dreamt for a few years of how wonderful it might be to make one among these motion pictures with Kevin Williamson on the helm. And now it’s taking place, Kevin Williamson goes to direct Scream 7! This was his child and it’s his sensible thoughts that dreamt up this world. Kevin is not only an inspiration as an artist however has been a pricey good friend for a few years. To the wonderful Scream followers, I hope you’re as excited as I’m. See you on set @kevwilliamson.”
Scream 7 will hit theaters on February 27, 2026.
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January 14, 2022
- Runtime
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114 minutes
- Director
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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Writers
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Man Busick, James Vanderbilt
- Producers
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James Vanderbilt, William Sherak