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Scream 7 will reportedly see the return of Matthew Lillard – find out more below.Lillard famously portrayed Stu Macher in the original 1996 Scream to kick off the beloved franchise. In that film, Macher and franchise protagonist Sidney Prescott’s boyfriend Billy Loomis were revealed to be the Ghostface killers, with Sidney killing both characters at the end of the movie.However, Deadline has reported that Lillard will be returning for the franchise’s seventh entry, Scream 7. It comes shortly after Lillard posted a cryptic video on Instagram, in which he writes down one of Stu’s famous quotes: “My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!”Deadline notes that plot details on Lillard’s return in Scream 7 are being kept under wraps.

Scream franchise.In late January, it was reported that his character would be returning for Scream 7, despite being presumed dead ever since the first film. The actor, who has enjoyed a career resurgence of late thanks to films like Five Nights At Freddy’s, remained a fan favourite and spoke about coming back to one of his most iconic roles.During a panel at ’90s Con, moderated by People, he revealed: “I will say, I can’t say anything about it, obviously. But I am very excited and slightly terrified to be back because all I can do is really screw up a legacy that we have”.He continued: “I could really suck, and so that’s my fear.

David Arquette‘s Dewey Riley will reportedly be making a comeback in Scream 7.According to a Deadline report, Arquette’s character – who was killed in 2022’s soft-reboot Scream (also known as Scream 5) – will be returning for the upcoming seventh instalment in the meta slasher film.Deadline reports that while Dewey Riley will return, details surrounding the film’s plot and how the character will be revived – if at all – are being kept under wraps. Dewey Riley will reportedly be one of three presumably deceased characters being brought back for Scream 7.Most recently, it was reported that Matthew Lillard, who played Stu Macher – one of the two original Ghostface Killers – will be returning for Scream 7, despite his character presumably being killed off at the end of the first film.Should Arquette’s return be confirmed, he will mark the third protagonist from the original Scream film to come back for Scream 7, following in the footsteps of Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox – the latter of whom is Arquette’s real-life ex-wife.

“Scream 7,” the next installment in the horror franchise, is set to hit theaters next year — and some bombshell casting news has dropped.Matthew Lillard, 55, who played Ghostface killer Stu Macher in the original “Scream,” is returning to the series. The actor confirmed the news on Instagram, posting a quote from his character in the 1996 flick: “My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!”Followers flocked to the comments section, freaking out over the comeback of Stu.One die-hard fan quoted Stu’s famous line from the first film, writing, ““Ya see Sid, everybody dies but us, everybody dies…..

Scream 7, weeks after she said her return wasn’t officially set in stone.Variety reported yesterday (December 18) that Cox will reprise her role as journalist Gale Weathers – the only character to appear in every Scream movie to date – in the upcoming movie, which is set for release in 2026.In September, Cox explained that she wasn’t tied to the project, explaining: “I’m not officially signed on. I’m not, but there will be a Scream 7.”However, she said at the time that she was excited to see Kevin Williamson, who wrote the script for the first movie, directing the seventh.

Anora director Sean Baker has hailed the movie’s rising star Mikey Madison, and admitted he was surprised she never got a lead role immediately after appearing in Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood.Madison stars as the titular razor-tongued Brooklynite stripper (who goes by Ani) in Anora which has already won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is generating a great deal of Oscar buzz.Speaking at a Q&A at a screening at the Barbican Centre in London last night (December 9) Baker said he first saw her star as Susan “Sadie” Atkins, a convicted murderer who was a Manson family cult member, who comes to a blood-curdling end in Quentin Tarantino‘s 2019 film.“I saw her in Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood and I think she steals the last 15 minutes of that film,” he said.“And also how she is introduced with her being one of the [Charles] Manson girls. When she comes in the house and Brad Pitt throws a can of dog food in her face and then she goes out to the pool and gets burned up by Leonardo DiCaprio, that was quite a first impression for me because I didn’t know her from her [FX comedy-drama] series Better Things.“I only knew her from Once Upon A Time and because I cast my own films, every time I see somebody like that, it really captures my attention.

Scream star actor Mikey Madison has revealed that fans were “mad” at her after she killed a major character off in the franchise.Madison, who portrayed Amber Freeman and was revealed as Ghostface in the 2022 Scream reboot, told Collider when she killed the long running bumbling police deputy Dewey, played by David Arquette, fans were not happy.“I have to be honest, when I did the film, it sounds naive, but I wasn’t so aware of the huge fan base that the franchise has, that I’ve now been able to discover,” Madison said. “Scream and horror fans and people who love horror films are the best people ever, but I really naively went into it.”She continued: “I remember being kind of sad because I was like, ‘Oh, such a great character.

Melissa Barrera has opened up on the aftermath of her firing from the Scream franchise last year – see what she had to say below.Last year, Scream V and VI lead actress Melissa Barrera last year was dropped from Scream 7 after posting on Instagram in support of Palestine. Now, in a new interview with The Independent, Barrera has opened up on the ordeal that followed the sacking.“It was the darkest and hardest year of my life, and I had to reevaluate everything,” she told the publication.

Scream 7.The Yellowstone spin-off star has joined the cast for the forthcoming horror flick according to Entertainment Weekly, which sees Campbell return as the lead star.May is known for playing Elsa Dutton, a main character and narrator on the two Yellowstone prequel Paramount+ series 1883 and 1923. She also recently appeared in the Apple TV+ series Masters Of The Air.It comes after Patrick Dempsey also recently confirmed “there has been a conversation” about him returning to play Mark Kincaid, who is Sidney’s husband in the more current timeline of the films.

Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher film, “Scream” — but only one of the leading ladies forgot how to yell when filming their death scene.The Post spoke to Greg Nicotero, the special makeup effects supervisor who made Craven’s gory death scenes for the blockbuster come alive. He shared that the late director begged McGowan, now 51, repeatedly to “scream” as her character Tatum was being crushed to death by the garage door.While the scene will go down in history as one of the most memorable “Scream” deaths from the ’90s, it wasn’t smooth sailing behind the scenes.

Melissa Barrera has opened up about Neve Campbell’s return to the Scream franchise – see what she had to say below.Barrera, who led Scream V and VI, was fired from Scream 7 last year after posting on Instagram in support of Palestine. At the time, Campbell – who had appeared in the first five Scream films – had distanced herself from the franchise after missing last year’s Scream VI due to “pay discrepancies”.Following Barrera’s firing, Campbell was then offered the lead role once again and agreed to return after “the studio heard me when I talked about pay discrepancy and when I talked about [Scream VI negotiations] not feeling respectful”.Now, Barrera has spoken about her relationship with Campbell and about the latter’s return to the Scream franchise.

horror is derived directly from the ancient Latin to “tremble or shudder.” What makes us seek this shudder in slasher movies, ghost stories, and zombie flicks? This excellent article from “Harvard Business Review” argues that humans love horror movies because they offer two-fold stimulation, simultaneously triggering anxiety and excitement and delivering a hot hit of adrenaline. In this sense, horror provides a feeling not wildly dissimilar from a theme park ride or a first date; butterflies from bloodshed, if you will. In a shock to no one, individuals who exhibit higher levels of empathy are less inclined to enjoy horror than those with fair to middling rates of compassion.

Scream 7 has scored a firm release date – find out when it’s coming out below.Paramount Pictures has locked in Scream 7 for a February 27, 2026 release date according to longtime franchise lead Neve Campbell, who broke the news via social media on Tuesday (October 1).The 2026 release will mark three years since the franchise’s last outing with Scream VI in 2023. It will see the return of Campbell, who sat out of Scream VI due to pay disputes.

Scream film – see what she had to say below.Cox, who stars in the slasher franchise as TV reporter Gale Weathers, has appeared in all six previously released films, making her the only cast member to show up in the entire franchise.However despite her tenure, the Friends actor has revealed that she isn’t officially tied to the project just yet. Speaking to a Variety reporter, Cox said she’s in no rush to sign a contract for the movie but confirmed that it is in the works: “I’m not officially signed on. I’m not, but there will be a Scream 7.”However, that doesn’t mean she’s not keeping an eye on the movie.

Scream franchise, admitting she was “sad” to miss the last film and is “grateful that they came back to me in a respectful way” in terms of pay.Earlier this year, the actress revealed that she would be reprising her role as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7, having opted not to come back for the previous film due to a pay dispute.In a new interview, Campbell has explained her decision further, telling People: “Those movies have been such a big part of my life and it means so much to me, and I was sad to miss the last one, to not be a part of it.”Touching upon the pay offer this time around, the star continued: “I was really grateful that they came back to me in a respectful way. I think that means a lot to women and to society.

Scream 7.The actor confirmed this week that, after expressing doubts that a man in her role would be offered the same deal, Spyglass Media Group came to her with a “strong” offer for the latest instalment in the classic slasher franchise.Campbell had previously stepped down from the franchise around the time of Scream VI following a pay dispute, with many of her co-stars supporting her decision.However, it was reported in November that Spyglass had been trying to bring her back for Scream 7 as part of a “creative overhaul”, and the scream queen has since announced that she will reprise her role as Sidney Prescott.In 2022, the actor told People: “I honestly don’t believe that if I were a man and had done five instalments of a huge blockbuster franchise over 25 years that the number that I was offered would be the number that would be offered to a man.”However, she’s since expressed her gratitude that the approach to negotiations was totally different this time around.“I’m really grateful that the studio heard me when I talked about pay discrepancy and when I talked about [Scream VI negotiations] not feeling respectful,” she told People in a new interview.A post shared by Neve Campbell (@nevecampbell)“When they first approached me [for Scream 7], I thought, ‘I don’t know what respectful looks like to them. We might be in very different places.’ But they started out in a strong place, so that was lovely.”She added that the studio’s starting offer changed her perspective on the opportunity to return to her iconic character.“It feels nice to have put that out into the world and to have been listened to and to have made a difference in that way,” she said.

Scream franchise, revealing she felt “lonely and scared” after being dismissed.In November 2023, Melissa Barerra – who plays Sam Carpenter in 2022’s Scream and sequel Scream VI – was dropped from the upcoming seventh instalment after writing an Instagram post in support of Palestine. This resulted in fans vowing to boycott Scream VII, with many calling for other cast members to walk away from the project in solidarity.“It was very beautiful, very unexpected,” she told.

screaming into the void. Melissa Barrera was fired from the rebooted “Scream” franchise months ago, but the fallout is still difficult to process of her. “It’s definitely hard, because I was just in such a cloudy state of mind, but I was very fortunate,” Barrera, 33, told The Hollywood Reporter through tears in an interview published on Thursday.

Scream 7 appears to be underway, with originally star Neve Campbell returning for the next instalment to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott.Campbell made a post on Instagram yesterday, which featured the script for an untitled Scream 7 movie.The photo also confirmed that the seventh instalment in the popular horror series would see Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt returning as writers, and that it will be directed by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first, second and fourth films.In the caption, Campbell wrote: “I’m so excited to announce this news!!! Sidney Prescott is coming back!!!! It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies.”A post shared by Neve Campbell (@nevecampbell)Campbell, who played the character of Sidney in the first five movies, had initially exited the franchise for Scream IV, citing a salary dispute as the reason. In January, she hinted that she would consider returning to the series.Campbell’s caption continued: “My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me, has never waned.

late last year for her comments on the Israel-Hamas war.In an interview with The Messenger, Panettiere said that it was “very unfair and upsetting” that Barrera was booted from the series. “After she [spoke out], then a whole bunch of other actors and people in the industry started to do the same thing, right?” the actress, 34, declared.

Scream 7 for posting pro-Palestine messages on social media last year.In November 2023, Melissa Barerra – who plays Sam Carpenter in 2022’s Scream and sequel Scream VI – was dropped from the upcoming seventh instalment after writing an Instagram post in support of Palestine earlier this week.In a post on her Instagram Stories, the Mexican-born actor wrote: “I too come from a colonized country. Palestine WILL be free. They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.” In another post, she added: “Gaza is currently being treated like a concentration camp.