Matthew Lillard Jokes He's Returning to the “Scream ”Franchise as a 'Fairy Godmother': 'It's Gonna Slay'

The actor first appeared to tease a return as his co-Ghostface character Stu Macher from the first film on Instagram on Jan. 30

It's a scream, baby!

On Friday, Feb. 7, Matthew Lillard - who played Stu Macher in the original Scream - officially confirmed he will be re-joining the franchise during an appearance at MegaCon in Orlando.

Lillard, 55, was joined by his fellow Scream veteran Skeet Ulrich for a panel at the Orange County Convention Center, where they discussed the franchise and Lillard's upcoming return.

"I've been asked literally 1,000 times a day since the first movie ended if I'm coming back. And I'm happy to report I am," Lillard said.

As for whether he'd be reprising his role as Stu, the actor joked, "I come back as a fairy godmother. It’s gonna slay."

Ulrich, 55, then told the crowd, "Matt called me and told me when word came down, and I was so ecstatic for him because anybody who's been to one of these or knows him or has followed him knows how much he has wanted that, so I'm very happy."

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Lillard first appeared to tease his return as villain Stu on Thursday, Jan. 30, posting a video to his Instagram grid that showed a hand writing out one of his character's memorable quotes from near the end of the original Scream: "My mom and dad are gonna be soo mad at me!!"

Fans were beside themselves in the comments, with one writing, "Our king returns to the screen as he always said he'd be right back!!!" and another quoting another of Stu's iconic lines: "I'm feeling a little woozy here!