Scream 7is officially bringing back two previous Ghostface killers, and their return might be bad news for Sidney (Neve Campbell) without retconning their stories.TheScreamsagasuccessfully seized the trend of reboots and legacy sequels, starting in 2022 with a fifth movie simply titledScream. This movie introduced new Final Girls Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega), and its success quickly earned it a sequel.Scream 6was the first movie without Sidney, and it’s now Sam and Tara’s final movie.
AfterMelissa Barrera was firedand Jenna Ortega dropped out due to scheduling conflicts,Scream 7was reworked to bring Sidney back as Final Girl. The focus ofScream 7will be Sidney, her husband Mark (Joel McHale), and their kids, though plot details remain unknown. Now,Scream 7is also bringing two past (and dead) Ghostface killers back, and, of course, their roles in the story are being kept under wraps. However, given their connection to Sidney, her return, and the family focus ofScream 7, their return might be bad and tragic news for her (and fans of the saga).
Scream 7 Is Bringing Stu Macher & Roman Bridger Back (Despite Their Deaths)
Two Well-Known Ghostface Killers Are Returning
Thecast ofScream 7keeps adding more and more names. In addition to Campbell and McHale,Scream 7will count on the talents of Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Isabel May as Sidney’s daughter, along with Ethan Embry, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, Anna Camp, and Mark Consuelos in undisclosed roles. Joining them are also Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher and Scott Foley as Roman Bridger.
Stu Macher was one of the first Ghostface killers alongside his best friend Billy Loomis(Skeet Ulrich), although, unlike Billy, who had clear reasons to do what he did, Stu only joined him for the thrill of killing.Scream 3introduced Roman Bridger, a filmmaker directingStab 3and the only Ghostface killer to have worked alone.Roman was also revealed to be Sidney’s half-brotherand the mastermind behind their mother’s death, as she rejected Roman and he decided to get revenge against her and Sidney.
Scream 7 Is Finally Bringing Back The Most Divisive Ghostface From The Original Trilogy
The cast of Scream 7 is quickly growing, and now includes the return of the most divisive Ghostface killer from the original movie trilogy.
Stu was killed by Sidney atthe end ofScreamwhen she dropped a TV on his head, and Roman was killed by Dewey (David Arquette) atthe end ofScream 3. Despite their deaths, Stu and Roman are returning inScream 7, and, at least the latter, will have a small part in it,according to Foley.It’s being theorized that Stu and Roman will return in visions, and while it makes sense, it might also mean that Sidney won’t survive the saga’s final movie.
Stu & Roman In Scream 7 Might Tease Sidney’s Death Without Them Being Alive
Sidney Might Not Survive Scream 7
Bringing Stu and Roman back from the dead would be a big stretch, but their return can still tease Sidney’s death without them killing her. The only character in theScreamsaga who had visions due to an unspecified condition was Sam, who often saw her father, Billy, talking to her and pushing her to embrace her dark side.With Sam gone, there’s no way to believably bring Billy or any other characters through visions, but Stu and Roman could be brought in a different type of vision.
5 Theories On How Matthew Lillard Returns As Stu In Scream 7
There are several ways to explain Matthew Lillard’s return as Stu in Scream 7, and not all of the theories would undo the character’s death.
As Sidney dies, she could have a vision of past Ghostface killers, such as Stu and Roman, who were closest to her.
Scream 7could choose a controversial path and decide to kill Sidney, though she surely wouldn’t go without a fight. As Sidney dies, she could have a vision of past Ghostface killers, such as Stu and Roman, who were closest to her. However, following that line, it would make sense to also have Billy and Jill (Emma Roberts) back, as Billy was Sidney’s boyfriend and Jill was her cousin. At the time of writing,no other past Ghostface killers have been announced to return, including Billy, which only makes the mystery of Stu and Roman’s roles even bigger.
How Can Scream 7 Bring Stu & Roman Alive Without Undoing Their Deaths?
Scream 7 Might Have To Get Creative To Be Believable
So far, a vision is the most believable way to bring Stu and Roman back inScream 7, but there can be other ways to make them part of the story.Scream 7could include a couple of flashbacks to moments not shown inScreamandScream 3, thus requiring Lillard and Foley’s returns. For that, de-aging technology would have to be used, which could be quite controversial.Another possibility is that Lillard and Foley’s roles are voice cameos, thus savingScream 7a couple of problems regarding the ages of the actors vs those of their characters.
Withoutplot details forScream 7, it’s hard to deduce what Stu and Roman could be doing, and the biggest question is why only they have been announced to return.Scream 7already has many challenges ahead without Sam and Tara, Ghostface going after Sidney and her family, and a time jump, and on top of that, it has to justify bringing two dead Ghostfaces back.
