Surprise, Sidney!” I’ve got some exciting news to share with all of you Scream fans! Matthew Lillard is set to reprise his role as Stu Macher in Scream 7 ! This is awesome news and I was hoping to see Lillard return to the franchise in some way.

This line, famously spoken by the character Stu Macher in the original 1996 “Scream” movie, made a momentous new appearance Thursday when actor Matthew Lillard, who played Stu, posted a video on Instagram Thursday teasing a return to the “Scream” franchise after 30 years away.

Ghostface is slashing his way back into theaters in 2026 with "Scream 7," and some previous franchise stars are reportedly making shock returns.

The original Ghostface killer Matthew Lillard is officially returning to the Scream franchise. Lillard, who played St

Could Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher may return in Scream 7 and fans have four wild theories that might be crazy enough to work!

Despite the fact that we all assumed his killer character Stu Macher died at the end of 1996’s “Scream,” actor Matthew Lillard has been confirmed to be returning for the forthcoming “Scream 7,” according to Deadline and seemingly confirmed by Lillard in a Thursday Instagram post.

Matthew Lillard’s character, Stu Macher, in 1996’s Scream has become an icon since the film revitalized the horror genre way back when. Stu was a villain, yes, but he was a lovable villain that had some hilarious one-liners.

The popular slasher franchise Scream premiered in 1996, and has had a total of 14 Ghostface killers throughout its first six films. The upcoming Scream 7 is seemingly bringing most of them together because a new iconic killer is reportedly back.