Scream 7
Matthew Lillard is formally return to theScreamfranchise inScream 7 , and attentive witness may have noticed that there have been multiple steer over the years indicate Stu Macher would be back . Now thatDeadlineannouncedMatthew Lillard will be come back forScream 7 , the next question is what his role could be in the new motion-picture show after his fate inScream . One of the firstpeople to don the Ghostface maskback in the 1996Scream , Matthew Lillard ’s Stu Macher is as much a part ofScream ’s fabric as Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers .
Stu Macher was never themost likable lineament inScream , but he was sure as shooting hard to look off from , and Lillard ’s portrayal of the annoying , immature , hanger - on will be frustratingly conversant to many viewers . He may not be likeable , but he ’s a pile of fun thanks to Lillard ’s eccentric and attached performance . Matthew Lillard has had a prolific , if somewhat unperceived career , most notably flirt and voicing Shaggy inScooby - Doo!projects . late , Lillard return to horror inFive Nights at Freddy ’s , and now he ’s stay in the genre withScream 7.
Stu Macher Was Electrocuted To Death At The End Of Scream
Stu Was Revealed As Billy Loomis' Secret Accomplice
Stu Macher startedScreamas just another fellow member of the supporter group at Woodsboro High School , equally as perplexed about the spate of killing as everyone else . Throughout the film , he has a cavalier attitude about the murders , often making feeble and insensitive jokes about the masses who are killed . His odd posture surrounding the deaths is explain when it ’s discover that Stu is work with Billy Loomis(Skeet Ulrich ) , and both immature men are the Ghostface slayer , take turns under the mask to make it attend like the slayer is in two places at once .
Matthew Lillard devolve to Scream 2 for a blink - and - you’ll - lack - it cameo . But it is unconfirmed whether he was recapitulate the role of Stu Macher .
Stu on the face of it just enjoys the fun of wearing the mask and killing , with a side of being covetous of Sidney Prescott ( Campbell ) and Casey Becker ( Drew Barrymore ) . Billy and Stu stab one another to make it look like they are victim , but Billy force his knife in a slight too deep , and Stu begins bleeding profusely . After Billy is knocked out , the dying Stu chase after Sidney but get his hand bit , is smashed with a vase , and then has a TV dropped on his principal , electrocuting him to death .
There Were Some Hints That Stu Was Still Alive
Later Scream Movies Included Nods To The Character
While his death seemed permanent , there were alwaystheories about Stu Macher , many of which advise he still know . There are hints dotted throughout theScreamfranchise that pad these theories . InScream 2 , Matthew Lillard makes a blink - and - you’ll - miss - it uncredited cameo as a bozo at the party . Then , it was afterward revealed that there was aScream 3draft that had Stu survivingthe events of the originalScream . This edition of the third moving picture would have Stu mastermind the murders from his jail cadre .
Though the plot was eventually change well , that original drawing proves that Wes Craven and his squad had always view it possible for Stu to finally come back to the series . Years and movies proceed by before Stu was ever add up again . Then , inScream 6 , Stu buff begin a giftin the form of quality discussing the legendary killer . Kirby ( Hayden Panettiere ) mentions that the burned TV in the Ghostface shrine is the same one that killed Stu Macher , but Mindy ( Jasmin Savoy Brown ) says she pledge to the theory that Stu is still alive .
Stu and Billy are the only same - gender Ghostface pairing in theScreamfranchise .
All these breadcrumbs suggest theScreamcreative team never draw a blank about Stu , and it always felt like a possibility that Matthew Lillard could come back . Unlike other Ghostface sea wolf , Stu ’s expiry felt a little less permanent despite have a tv set drop on his head . Other Ghostfaces get the double - wiretap treatment , but not Stu .
Matthew Lillard Teased That He Might Be Returning
Lillard Said If He Was Ever Coming Back, He Would Lie About It
Before it was announced that Stu Machard would be returning toScream 7 , Matthew Lillard discussed his character return inScream 6 . When asked if he would be returning for that movie , he said ( viaUSWeekly ) ,
" Listen , nobody ’s called me . I know they go into yield , like , next week , so I am not in it . Unless of course I ’m totally in it and I ’m lie to your cheek . "
The implication is that if Lillard were to ever return to theScreamfranchise , he would n’t be the first mortal to say something . Over a year afterwards , in December 2023 , Lillard talked about his possible return to the franchise ( viaEW ) ,
" I do n’t think so . I do n’t think so . I entail , appear , with what they ’re go through right now , I have no idea where that goes . If there ’s a world where it makes sense , then sure . I mean , they keep cite it , they keep tip - toeing around the outside . "
Astute fans should have observe that Lillard had already previously posit he would likely lie about his status in the enfranchisement if he did ever retrovert . Had they had that in psyche , it may have been less of a surprise that Stu would becoming back forScream 7 .
How Stu Can Come Come Back In Scream 7
Sidney Prescott And Stu Have A Violent History
Though it ’s been annunciate that Stu Machard will be back inScream 7 , it ’s yet to be revealed in what capacity . His part ’s vague motives seemed to mostly be wrapped up with Sidney , if anyone . WithNeve Campbell returning to the franchise after reject to participate inScream VIdue to a salary dispute , it ’s potential that her and Stu ’s return are somehow connect this time around . Stu come from a time in theScreamfranchise that is verbalize about almost like its fable .
wow 7could include some relevant comment about some the great unwashed trying to retroactively continue terrible people as " actually " expert people .
Perhaps with an exclusively fresh age group of eccentric , save for some returners , hoi polloi will no longer see Stu as a homicidal monster . screech 7could include some relevant commentary about some people trying to retroactively continue terrible hoi polloi as " actually " upright people . Perhaps . Stu could determine a chemical group of fans who think he was somehow " misunderstood " or " mischaracterized " . It would give Stu the perfect opportunity to kill again , this time with the support of a heavy wrapping of supporters .
Lillard Thinks The Scream Franchise Needs To Get Back To The Basics
Violence And Gore Is Not What Scream Is About
Matthew Lillard said in an audience that ( viaGamesRadar ) ,
" I thought the motion-picture show amaze too violent . I recollect 6 was , like … I do n’t think Ghostface ever needs a shotgun . I call back that the movies are – everything is trying to repeat what we did in the first moving-picture show in a luck of style . Like , a maniacal monologue at the goal . It ’s really hard to do . I hope that Kevin takes it in a stain new , brave , and exciting instruction so that we can sort of find different color and different joys . "
It seems that Matthew Lillard is distressed theScreamfranchise is make too many pages out of the ultraviolet repugnance picture that have been democratic of late , like the Ti WestXfilm serial , Evil Dead Rise , Thanksgiving , Terrifier 3 , and other bloody horror films . Stu could be a opportunity for the dealership to return to the basics . Stu enjoy in toy Ghostface , wielding a tongue as his only weapon system . If it does turn out that Stu is the scoundrel , this could be the fortune for him to show the new people how it ’s done inScream 7 .
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