Published Feb 27, 2026, 7:00 PM EST The dead speak, dude Scream 7 makes the same fatal mistake as Star Wars: Episode IX Image: Polygon | Paramount/Lucasfilm Somehow, Stu Macher returned. This isn't a spoiler — it's arguably the biggest selling point for Scream 7 , which brings back much of the original slasher-comedy's cast, including Neve Campbell as Sydney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Summers, and most confusingly, Matthew Lillard as Stu. Stu's return in Scream 7 makes about as much sense as Emperor Palpatine's return in Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker . In both cases, a flailing franchise promises to resurrect a fan-favorite villain who famously died on-screen in a movie several decades earlier. And in both cases, the marketing played up that return, while the movie itself failed to do anything interesting with the opportunity. But the comparisons don’t end there.…