For horror fans, Matthew Lillard is synonymous with the Scream franchise. These days, however, his company - Find Familiar Spirits - is in the process of launching its second super-premium whiskey, Quest's End: Rogue, aimed at fans of fantasy and gaming (learn more here).
Founded by Lillard and screenwriter Justin Ware, with Blue Run Spirits co-founder Tim Sparapani as an advisor, the whiskey was selected, blended, and proofed by Master Blender Alé Ochoa and is accompanied by a new chapter of the original fantasy saga, Dawn of the Unbound Gods.
We'll be bringing you the full interview about the second launch soon. However, when we had the opportunity to catch up with Matthew this week after talking to him last year about Quest's End debut, we made sure to get his thoughts on the rumours surrounding Scream 7.
The movie is being creatively overhauled after losing its two leads and there have been rumblings for a while that Stu Macher might rise from the dead. So, is the actor open to returning?
"I don’t know," he admits in the video above. "Listen, this town in this day and age, and at my age, I’ve had a great career. I’ve come around second base and I’m heading for home. That’s a baseball analogy. We’re in stoppage time is a good football analogy in the UK. It’s something that I’m super proud of. I’m glad it’s in my life and my repertoire. I’m glad it’s part of my history and lineage."
"It would have to make a lot of sense to go back as a story and as filmmakers. I’m really thrilled to be involved with Five Nights at Freddy’s which has been a huge success and been a third franchise in my career, which I didn’t expect. I’m more excited about the upside and future of that than going back to doing something I’ve done before."
"All that said, we’ll see what happens," Lillard teased. "Nobody has called me [Laughs]. I’ll tell you that much. No one seems that interested in the return of Stu except for the fans. The fans are freaking out and love the idea, and I would argue that if you throw a TV on my head, I’ll survive. So, there you go!"
Stu was Billy Loomis' accomplice and met his maker when a TV was dropped on the killer's head, electrocuting him! While the Scream franchise isn't necessarily known for resurrecting characters, there are no doubt ways this could be made to work.
Would you like to see Stu return in Scream 7?