After last appearing in 1996's Scream, Matthew Lillard is returning for the upcoming slasher Scream 7. Will Lillard reprise his role as Stu Macher?The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

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.

Matthew Lillard said he'd be right baaack! The actor sent Scream fans into a tizzy when, on Thursday, Jan. 30, he appeared to tease his return as original co-Ghostface Stu Macher on social media. His post came as Deadline reported his return to the franchise in the upcoming Scream 7.

While some fans are excited about the news, some fans have some doubts—saying that maybe Stu Macher will just be back as a ghost of Sidney Prescott's past. "Everybody is over he

Matthew Lillard, who played Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher in the first 1996 Scream movie, is returning to the franchise for Spyglass/Paramount’s Scream 7.

Original Ghostface Stu Macher died in Scream but Matthew Lillard has long supported the theory that he's still alive.

Matthew Lillard, who played Stu, has stayed within the franchise in one way or another. He has appeared and lent his voice to several of the films, but Stu hadn’t made a triumphant villainous return.

Matthew Lillard still likes scary movies. The actor, who starred in Wes Craven’s original “Scream” and did not return for future entries considering, well, narrative events, is joining the cast of the franchise’s upcoming seventh installment.

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

Matthew Lillard is returning to the 'Scream' series. The 55-year-old actor portrayed Stu Macher in the first 1996 movie but despite one of the original Ghostface killers being killed off when Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) dropped a TV on his head,