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.

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.

Matthew Lillard’s character, Stu Macher, in 1996’s Scream has become an icon since the film revitalized the horror genre way back when. Stu was a villain, yes, but he was a lovable villain that had some hilarious one-liners.

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

Surprise, Sidney!” It’s the classic scary movie trope: just when you think the killer is dead, they return for a final scare — or a final Scream. 30 years after original Ghostface duo Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard) failed to kill scream queen Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) during the 1996 Woodsboro

Both Lillard and Foley's characters seemed to die in 'Scream' and 'Scream 3' — so how are they back for 'Scream 7'?

The original Ghostface killer Matthew Lillard is officially returning to the Scream franchise Lillard, who played Stu Macher in the first Scream movie, has been cast in Scream 7, as reported by Deadline.