He’s not the only dead legacy star returning either, asbothScott FoleyandDavid Arquettehave been announced as well.
“It’s understandable why he would be nervous.
He should be.The Scream franchise is in a precarious situation with a lot of angry fansoverMelissa Barrera’s firing.
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Then came the twist.Slashers almost always had one killer, butScreamgave us two.
Billy was the killer after all, but so was his best friend, Stu.
Billy’s fake murder was perfectly timed to make the twist even more shocking.
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Stu Macher is the most memorable of the Ghostfacesbecause of how Matthew Lillard played him.
Still, the knowledge that Stu Macher almost returned once gave fans hope that he could again.
It’s not because fans just want more of the same.
Now,thanks in large part toFive Nights at Freddy’s, he’s making a comeback.
What better way to celebrate that than to resurrect his most famous character?
Depending on your personal preferences, this either excited you or made you roll your eyes.
Horror audiences want something new, but instead, we just keep getting franchises being run into the ground.
That twist was ridiculed, so will Stu Macher get the same treatment?
There seems to be two possible ways he could return.
To do that, though, feels unrealistic and would spit in the face ofScream’s ending.
Stu Macher is the best Ghostface in the entire franchise.
It matters what happens to him inScream 7.
That’s the last thing Matthew Lillard deserves.
Scream 7is slated for release on February 27, 2026.
