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Matthew Lillard to return for ‘Scream 7’

Matthew Lillard will be joined by several others from the previous 'Scream' films

By Celebpost Desk January 31, 2025
Matthew Lillard to return for ‘Scream 7’
Matthew Lillard to return for ‘Scream 7’

Matthew Lillard, a veteran American actor, is all set to appear in Scream 7 from Paramount, after rising to fame through the original Scream film in 1996.

Following the major success of the film, he went on to star in hits such as The Scooby Doo, The Descendants, She’s All That as well as portraying a key character in the hugely successful, Five Nights at Freddy’s.

He will be joined by several others from the previous films including Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Mason Gooding, Scott Foley as well as Jasmin Savoy Brown.

The cast will be expanded through the newcomers Isabel May, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Mckenna Grace, Joel McHale, Anna Camp and Mark Consuelos.

The creator of the viral franchise Kevin Williamson will be directing the flick with the writer behind Scream (2022) and Scream VI, Guy Busick also joining the project.

William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein from Project X Entertainment will be producing, having worked previously on Scream VI and Scream (2022).

Boasting four feature films in the franchise including Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3 and Scream 4, all of which had been directed by the late Wes Craven.

It was then relaunched in 2022 with a fifth film Scream, followed by Scream VI being released in 2023 to major box office success.