There's already precedent for dead characters returning to the franchise.Matthew Lillard is heading back to Woodsboro.The Scooby-Doo star has officially joined the cast of Scream 7, Entertainment Weekly has learned.

Matthew Lillard is set to return in "Scream 7," 29 years after appearing in the first iteration of the mega-slasher franchise, according to an insider with knowledge of the project. Lillard originally starred as Stu Macher,

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.