Will Matthew Lillard be in Scream 7? Here's everything to know

Scream 7 is the forthcoming film in the slasher genre, slated to be released on February 27, 2026. It is the seventh installment in the franchise and a direct sequel to 2023's Scream VI. The screenplay is by Guy Busick, who has also penned the story with James Vanderbilt.

The film is produced by Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein. The film will feature a set of new faces as well as some actors from the initial installment. There have been reports that Matthew Lillard might also reprise his role. Let's find out more about it.

Is Matthew Lillard going to feature in Scream 7?

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Scream 7 is going to be released on February 27, 2026, by Paramount Pictures. Recently, Matthew Lillard spoke to US Magazine about his appearance in the film. He had played the role of Stu Macher in the first installment. He said,

“I was giddy. I was freaking out. I had been sort of tongue-in-cheek pushing the fact that Stu’s still alive, he went to prison. Like, I’ll go get superhero jacked like [I’ve] been in prison for the last 20 years. And, you know, the Radio Silence [Productions] guys left a lot of breadcrumbs in the movies that Stu was still out there.”

Lillard revealed that he spoke to the film's director, Kevin Williamson, who was the writer of the 1996 film Scream.

"When I got [Kevin] on the phone that day, I was like, ‘You’re such a jerk. You said I was never coming back. He was like, ‘Yeah, because you kept arguing to come back, and I was trying to distract everyone."

The upcoming film will also feature Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox reprising as Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers, respectively. David Arquette is also returning as the cop, Dewey Riley. Other cast members include,

Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin
Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin
Roger L. Jackson as Ghostface's voice
Isabel May as Sidney's daughter
Joel McHale as Mark Evans
Scott Foley
Anna Camp
Mark Consuelos
Ethan Embry
Asa Germann
Mckenna Grace
Celeste O'Connor
Sam Rechner
Michelle Randolph
Jimmy Tatro

The production banners of Scream 7 include Spyglass Media Group, Project X Entertainment, and Outerbanks Entertainment. The franchise began in 1996 with Wes Craven's directorial debut Scream, which was a critical and commercial success. It was followed by Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4, Scream, and Scream VI.