Hollywood icon Matthew Lillard gets a warm welcome back to the world of Scream from original co-star Skeet Ulrich.

In a video posted to X/Twitter on February 7 by fan account Scream News, Lillard officially confirms his return to the Scream franchise during an appearance alongside co-star Skeet Ulrich at MegaCon. After teasing the possibility of a return, Lillard says, "It's so funny. I've been asked literally a thousand times a day since the first movie ended if I'm coming back... And."

After the roaring response from the crowd died down, Ulrich added, "So Matt called me and told me when, when word came down. And, because anyone who's been to one of these or knows him or has followed him, knows how much he has wanted that. So,."

Unfortunately for fans looking forward to any clarification as to what role Lillard will be playing in the next Scream film, he closed out the conversation by confirming that there were no actual details regarding the part that could be discussed at the time.

1996's Scream from director Wes Craven and writer-creator Kevin Williamson introduced the world to Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott, arguably the greatest Final Girl in the history of the genre, whose sleepy suburban hometown of Woodsboro becomes the blood-soaked stomping ground of the franchise's instantly iconic Ghostface, or Ghostfaces. Scream featured a star-studded cast including Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, David Arquette as Dewey Riley, Rose McGowan as Tatum Riley, Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks, and Lillard and Ulrich as the film's two slashers, Stu Macher and Billy Loomis.

While Scream 7 was originally expected to follow the story that began in the fifth film, 2022's Scream, which carried over into 2023's Scream VI, the firing of star Melissa Barrera and co-star Jenna Ortega's subsequent exit from the project forced things to be pushed in a different direction. Fortunately for the production, original series star Neve Campbell, who was notably absent from Scream VI, returned for Scream 7, opening the door for another Sydney Prescott-centric feature.

In July 2024, Campbell opened up about how the focus on her character ultimately convinced her to return, saying, "We are going to follow Sidney. They did pitch the concept to me, and it's the reason that I jumped on board."

Scream 7 is currently set to slash its way into theaters sometime in 2026.

Source: X/Twitter