Matthew Lillard is giving some surprising thoughts about returning to the Scream franchise after 30 years.
During a recent 30th anniversary screening of 1996’s Scream, Lillard spoke about the difficulties of discussing politics as an actor, something that led him to develop mixed feelings about reprising his role for 2026’s Scream 7.
“I don’t know how else to do it,” Lillard said (via Entertainment Weekly). “For me, I have queer kids. If I’m not standing up for queer kids or kids in the trans community, then what the f**k am I doing? If I’m not standing up against ICE, then what the f**k am I doing?”
Lillard then went on to mention the treatment of Scream’s dismissed star Melissa Barrera, who was fired for calling out the war in Gaza, upending production on Scream 7.
“Melissa Barrera, who’s a beautiful actor, was fired for what she said after the whole Palestinian — what started happening in Israel,” Lillard said.
“It’s really f***ing bullshit and really hard, and she’s on the right side of history. When they start coming after your job, sometimes things are worth it… When that happened to Melissa, the whole world didn’t pipe up,” he continued. “But she was a year early on what the f**k’s going on. But the whole world should have popped up and said, ‘She’s right.’ And they didn’t. And that’s brutal.”
As a result of Barrera’s firing, Lillard said he eventually had regrets about participating in Scream 7, in spite of his personal enjoyment returning to the franchise after three decades.
“I went back to do Scream, and I got called out. And I’m like, ‘Oh, f**k. That’s brutal,’” the Scooby Doo actor continued. “I feel bad about that. I feel ashamed about that. Because in that moment I was so excited to go back, I didn’t really think about Melissa and that journey. I didn’t say no.”
“I’m embarrassed; that’s the truth… I blew that,” Lillard ended by saying. “I’m on the wrong side of history for that. I still like being in the movie [but] it may not have been the best idea.”
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