Matthew Lillard Says He’s Not in ‘Scream 6’: I Could Be ‘Lying’ Though
09.06.2022 - 19:49
/ usmagazine.com
Stu is full of secrets. Matthew Lillard claims that he won’t be appearing in Scream 6 — or is he?
“I don’t know. I mean, we’ll see,” Lillard, 52, exclusively told Us Weekly of the possibility of reprising his role of Stu Macher in the 2023 slasher film on Monday, June 6. “Listen, nobody’s called me. I know they go into production, like, next week, so I am not in it. Unless of course I’m totally in it and I’m lying to your face.”
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The Good Girls alum and Skeet Ulrich were the original killers in 1996’s Scream, with Ulrich’s Billy Loomis appearing in this year’s Scream 5. Although Stu appeared to also die alongside Billy in the first film, a YouTube video could be seen in the latest movie titled “Did Stu Survive?” — an obvious Easter egg that audiences picked up on.
“I’m prepared to set up a public stunt in which a TV falls on my head to prove once and for all that Stu is not dead,” Lillard told Us, referring to how his Ghostface villain supposedly died initially. “I’m thrilled that the franchise is doing great. I’m thrilled that it did great. I’m thrilled for Neve [Campbell] and Courteney [Cox] and everyone involved in the franchise. And look, I mean, I spent this weekend at a convention. The fans, I still adore it. The franchise still has a place in the pantheon of horror films or franchises that is ascending, and I’m just thrilled to be a part of the first one. But I’m available. And so, if they ever wanna have a good conversation, I’m prepared to go prison buff, ripped with hours of makeup. That’s what I’m ready to do.”
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A Stu surprise wouldn’t be far-fetched. After all, it was confirmed last month that Hayden Panettiere would officially be returning as her