{"id":2279603,"date":"2026-02-12T23:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2279603"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:01:18","slug":"giddy-matthew-lillard-teases-stus-shocking-return-in-scream-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/giddy-matthew-lillard-teases-stus-shocking-return-in-scream-7\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Giddy&#8217; Matthew Lillard teases Stu&#8217;s shocking return in &#8216;Scream 7&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F02%2Fmatthew-lillard-cross-scream-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He\u2019s crossing from one franchise to another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/07\/entertainment\/matthew-lillard-responds-to-quentin-tarantino-criticizing-his-acting\/\">Matthew Lillard <\/a>joins the hit Prime Video show \u201cCross\u201d for Season 2, playing a billionaire,\u00a0Lance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been an actor since I was 14,\u201d Lillard exclusively told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found something that I loved, and I\u2019ve been doing it my entire life. There is this privilege of having that sort of conviction and clarity of who you are and what you want to do. I share that with Lance.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew Lillard in \u201cCross\u201d Season 2.  <span class=\"credit\">Prime Video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew Lillard in his video interview with the celebrity.land.  <span class=\"credit\">NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/07\/entertainment\/matthew-lillard-responds-to-quentin-tarantino-criticizing-his-acting\/\">Hollywood veteran,<\/a> who is best known for \u201cScream,\u201d \u201cScooby Doo\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/06\/entertainment\/five-nights-at-freddys-2-was-king-of-box-office-on-its-opening-day\/\">\u201cFive Nights at Freddy\u2019s,\u201d <\/a>called himself a, \u201cblue collar actor,\u201d and said that the role in \u201cCross\u201d wasn\u2019t just handed to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something really alluring about going in and fighting for a job.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cScream\u201d star explained that he had no idea that \u201cCross\u201d would be a success, because Season 1 \u201chadn\u2019t even dropped a trailer\u201d at the time that he auditioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I got lucky in that this is a massive hit show, and I get to be a part of Season 2.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Returning for Season 2, \u201cCross\u201d is based on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B07SV54YQQ\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlex-Cross-35-book-series%2Fdp%2FB07SV54YQQ%3Ftag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2026%2F02%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fgiddy-matthew-lillard-teases-stus-shocking-return-in-scream-7%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alex Cross book series<\/a> by bestselling author James Patterson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew Lillard in \u201cCross\u201d Season 2.  <span class=\"credit\">Prime Video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew Lllard in \u201cScooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Set in Washington, D.C., \u201cCross\u201d is a crime drama following Alex Cross (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/06\/aldis-hodge-dishes-on-leverage-return-and-black-adam\/\">Aldis Hodge<\/a>, also an exec producer), a homicide detective and forensic psychologist. In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a vigilante who is hunting down billionaires, such as Lance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lillard said that joining a show after its first season can sometimes, \u201cFeel like going to other people\u2019s Thanksgiving dinners, when you\u2019re a guest. You don\u2019t know the traditions. You don\u2019t know the inside jokes. You don\u2019t know the cast and crew.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that Hodge, who exec produces the show too, and showrunner Ben Watkins, \u201ccreated this community on set that makes everyone feel welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cFive Nights at Freddy\u2019s\u201d actor is having a busy year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u201cCross,\u201d Lillard will also be in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/13\/mike-flanagans-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-review\/\">Mike Flanagan\u2019s <\/a>\u201cCarrie\u201d miniseries for Prime Video (based on the Stephen King novel that was also a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s adapted for modern times,\u201d he teased about the show, which hasn\u2019t announced a premiere date, yet. \u201cBullying right now looks very different than it did back in the \u201880s. And so there is this modernization of the storytelling that is incredibly exceptional.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy, and Matthew Lillard in \u201cScream.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Dimension Films\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan in \u201cScream.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Dimension Films\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s also joining the \u201cDaredevil\u201d franchise for Season 2 of \u201cDaredevil: Born Again\u201d on Disney+, and he\u2019s making his big return to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/05\/entertainment\/scott-foley-on-scream-return-i-hadnt-read-the-script\/\"> the \u201cScream\u201d franchise <\/a>with \u201cScream 7\u201d (premiering Feb. 27) after his villain character, Stu, appeared to die in 1996\u2019s \u201cScream.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The actor said that when original franchise writer Kevin Williamson, who is returning to direct, called Lillard to invite the actor back, \u201cI was over the moon. I was giddy with excitement. I\u2019ve been sort of soft playing the argument that Stu is still alive for like the last 20 years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He hasn\u2019t seen the film yet, but knows \u201cthe entire layout of what happens in that movie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the funny thing is that I haven\u2019t told a single person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He quipped, \u201cI am very slutty when it comes to telling secrets. So the fact that I\u2019ve kept this a secret is pretty remarkable!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s crossing from one franchise to another.\u00a0 Matthew Lillard joins the hit Prime Video show \u201cCross\u201d for Season 2, playing a billionaire,\u00a0Lance.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been an actor since I was 14,\u201d Lillard exclusively told The Post. \u201cI found something that I loved, and I\u2019ve been doing it my entire life. There is this privilege of having [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2279604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[21741,66105,349257,358743,21913],"class_list":["post-2279603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-entertainment","tag-prime-video","tag-scream","tag-thrillers","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Giddy-Matthew-Lillard-teases-Stus-shocking-return-in-Scream-7.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2279603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2279605,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2279603\/revisions\/2279605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2279603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2279603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2279603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}