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.

In the original 1996 meta-slasher, Lillard played Stu Macher, one of the two sociopathic teens acting as the masked Ghostface killer, alongside Skeet Ulrich's Billy Loomis. Stu se

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

After last appearing in 1996's Scream, Matthew Lillard is returning for the upcoming slasher Scream 7. Will Lillard reprise his role as Stu Macher?The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Lillard, who played Stu Macher in the first Scream movie, has been cast in Scream 7, as reported by Deadline. Stu was one-half of the Ghostface killer duo in the 1996 film alongside final girl Sidney Prescott’s boyfriend Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich).

Ghostface is slashing his way back into theaters in 2026 with "Scream 7," and some previous franchise stars are reportedly making shock returns.

Original Ghostface Stu Macher died in Scream but Matthew Lillard has long supported the theory that he's still alive.

Matthew Lillard, who played Stu, has stayed within the franchise in one way or another. He has appeared and lent his voice to several of the films, but Stu hadn’t made a triumphant villainous return.

The OG Scream band is getting back together somewhat, with Lillard set to join Neve Campbell, who's reprising her role as Sidney Prescott, and Courteney Cox on Scream 7. Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown are in it, too.