{"id":2392090,"date":"2026-04-27T22:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2392090"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:51:58","slug":"matthew-lillard-doesnt-think-anyone-really-likes-him-credits-nostalgia-factor-for-his-hollywood-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matthew-lillard-doesnt-think-anyone-really-likes-him-credits-nostalgia-factor-for-his-hollywood-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Lillard doesn&#8217;t think &#8216;anyone really likes&#8217; him, credits nostalgia factor for his Hollywood comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matthew Lillard joked that he is only getting work in Hollywood again because of the need for nostalgia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think that&#8217;s one of the reasons I&#8217;m having this moment to be honest, is because I was identified in that moment, so people are hiring me again,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor told <em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>earlier this year that he is a hot commodity following Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s harsh words about him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matthew-lillard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Matthew Lillard;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matthew Lillard<\/a> thinks he knows why he&#8217;s getting work these days \u2014 and it&#8217;s all about the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scream-movies-in-order-how-to-watch-11917422\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scream;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Scream<\/em><\/a> actor opened up about about his sudden influx of popularity in Hollywood during an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eGekJ4M5AdI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:April 22 appearance on the Phase Hero podcast;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">April 22 appearance on the <em>Phase Hero <\/em>podcast<\/a>, chalking it up to nostalgia and joking that no one <em>really <\/em>likes him. &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/scooby-doo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scooby-Doo;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Scooby-Doo<\/em><\/a> one and two are more popular now than they ever were when they came out. So I do think there&#8217;s a weird nostalgia thing happening in our industry and in the zeitgeist because I think that people are longing for ye olde times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think that&#8217;s one of the reasons I&#8217;m having this moment to be honest, is because I was identified in that moment, so people are hiring me again,&#8221; added Lillard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Lillard in &#8216;Scooby-Doo&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks to reboots, sequels, and reviving decades-old franchises, Lillard believes he was able to book recent gigs thanks to audiences&#8217; desire for nostalgic content. Some of his recent credits include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-life-of-chuck-director-mike-flanagan-explains-easter-eggs-11746706\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Life of Chuck;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Life of Chuck<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/five-nights-at-freddys-2-release-date-cast-trailer-11778627\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scream-7-8760816\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scream 7;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Scream 7<\/em><\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daredevil-born-again-season-3-mike-colter-finn-jones-krysten-ritter-set-photos-11942852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daredevil: Born Again;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Daredevil: Born Again<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m working,&#8221; he joked. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think anyone really likes me. They just miss the old times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lillard then pretended to pitch himself. &#8220;Who should we get? Who&#8217;s old and relatively warm and fuzzy feeling?&#8221; he wondered aloud. &#8220;Let&#8217;s get Matthew Lillard. Talented? No. But do we like him? Yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lillard previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-lillard-2-0-scream-7-star-stu-macher-return-horror-renaissance-exclusive-11893361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:spoke to;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">spoke to <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-lillard-2-0-scream-7-star-stu-macher-return-horror-renaissance-exclusive-11893361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> about his recent surge of popularity, which came after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/quentin-tarantino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Quentin Tarantino;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Quentin Tarantino<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/quentin-tarantino-controversy-explained-paul-dano-11863164\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:declared &quot;I don't care for Matthew Lillard&quot;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">declared &#8220;I don&#8217;t care for Matthew Lillard&#8221;<\/a> during an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/breteastonellispodcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Brett Easton Ellis Podcast;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Brett Easton Ellis Podcast<\/em><\/a> in late 2025. Many fans and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ryan-reynolds-and-matthew-lillard-respond-to-quentin-tarantino-controversy-11868777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:people in the entertainment industry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">people in the entertainment industry<\/a> rallied around the actor, Tarantino&#8217;s opinion be damned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was crazy. I keep showing it to my wife to convince her that I am worthy, that people still like me,&#8221; he joked in early 2026. &#8220;I am a piece of ass!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan in 'Scream'Credit: David M. Moir\/Dimension Films\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WHHoV4j_NzGjZ6Cgtx1pTQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/37644f24c95b76ad5a823fb7bd233e16\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan in &#8216;Scream&#8217;<br \/>Credit: David M. Moir\/Dimension Films<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was like living through your own wake,&#8221; Lillard said of the love coming his way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;All those R.I.P. emails or tweets and Instagram posts and TikToks, all of the things we see after somebody passes are so sweet. And the reality is I just got to live through all of it firsthand \u2014 alive and kicking! I can&#8217;t imagine a more lovely reaction to what happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Matthew Lillard in Los Angeles in February 2026Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/FilmMagic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1edJGZ_F0niyuS9MbKgKsA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/8a78f8cfc14942f4cc6fb9d460a648d2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Lillard in Los Angeles in February 2026<br \/>Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lillard added, &#8220;Nobody has to like any actor out there, obviously. It&#8217;s personal preference. I am not everyone&#8217;s first choice, that is obvious, but to then have that kind of reaction was beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perhaps we are living in the, as he called it, the &#8220;Lillard-sance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-lillard-doesnt-think-anyone-really-likes-him-11959646\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Matthew Lillard joked that he is only getting work in Hollywood again because of the need for nostalgia. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s one of the reasons I&#8217;m having this moment to be honest, is because I was identified in that moment, so people are hiring me again,&#8221; he said. The actor told Entertainment Weekly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2392091,"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":[25177],"tags":[351270,376039,318878],"class_list":["post-2392090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-entertainment-weekly","tag-matthew-lillard","tag-quentin-tarantino"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matthew-Lillard-doesnt-think-anyone-really-likes-him-credits-nostalgia.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392090","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=2392090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392092,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392090\/revisions\/2392092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}