Overview

• Lillard says he has not seen the finished film and worries about living up to fans’ memory of Stu Macher.
• He also expressed confidence, calling the movie fantastic and saying it will not ruin the franchise.
• The cast brings back Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Scott Foley, alongside Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Isabel May and Joel McHale.
• Kevin Williamson is directing from a Guy Busick screenplay based on a story by Busick and James Vanderbilt.
• The production was reworked after an earlier version with Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega and director Christopher Landon fell apart, with a theatrical date reported for February 27, 2026.