{"id":267181,"date":"2026-10-06T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/skeet-ulrich-reveals-he-watched-scream-only-3-times-weighs-in-on-possible-franchise-return\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:00:07","slug":"skeet-ulrich-reveals-he-watched-scream-only-3-times-weighs-in-on-possible-franchise-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/skeet-ulrich-reveals-he-watched-scream-only-3-times-weighs-in-on-possible-franchise-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Skeet Ulrich Reveals He Watched \u2018Scream\u2019 Only 3 Times, Weighs In on Possible Franchise Return"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Thirty years after bringing Billy Loomis to life in the original Scream<\/em><\/a>, Skeet Ulrich<\/strong><\/a> reflected on watching the movie only three times \u2014 and explained why he likely won\u2019t return to the franchise in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatthew Lillard<\/strong> and I did a live commentary while watching [the original Scream], and I think that\u2019s only the third time I\u2019ve seen it,\u201d Ulrich, 56, exclusively told Us<\/em> at Angry Orchard\u2019s Video pop-up experience in honor of the brand\u2019s limited-edition Thriller Variety Pack<\/a>, which is inspired by Scream.<\/p>\n

Ulrich said it had been \u201ca long time\u201d prior to his rewatch with Lillard, 56, adding, \u201cIt held up. We were laughing at ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scream<\/em>, released in 1996, focused on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell<\/strong>) as she faced off against numerous killers hiding their identity behind the infamous Ghostface persona. In the film, she received help from fellow OG Scream characters Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox<\/strong>) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette<\/strong>), which led to the creation of three sequels in 1997, 2000 and 2011.<\/p>\n

Ulrich played Sidney\u2019s boyfriend in the first movie \u2014 who turned out to be one of the two killers<\/a> opposite Lillard\u2019s Stu. After Lillard was brought back as a deepfake in Scream 7, Ulrich weighed in on his costar and friend\u2019s theory that Stu could still be alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do [support his theory]. One-hundred percent,\u201d Ulrich added before addressing the chances of Billy faking his death too. \u201cI don\u2019t think a gunshot wound to the head [is survivable].\u201d<\/p>\n

Ulrich continued: \u201c[Matthew] wanted to rejoin the franchise for a while, and so when it finally happened, I was so excited for him. I called him right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite returning in Scream 5 when new protagonist Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera<\/strong>)<\/a> has a vision about her dad, Billy, Ulrich doesn\u2019t see himself filming more content for the franchise.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithout Melissa Barrera and Sam Loomis, there\u2019s no Billy Loomis,\u201d the actor said in reference to Barrera being fired in 2023. \u201cHe was in her head. They had their chance at it and didn\u2019t quite get to complete the three-film arc that they talked to me about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ulrich is still grateful for his experience within the Scream<\/em> universe,<\/a> which had many highlights, including his friendship with Lillard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really primarily started doing conventions together, and the dinners after a day of work led to just getting to know each other. That\u2019s gone on for the last 10 to 12 years. In the beginning we finished Scream and he went one direction and I went another,\u201d Ulrich recalled. \u201cI wound up moving to a farm in Virginia. He was all over the world filming. So we didn\u2019t really see each other for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cAnd then when we did, it was just a rekindling. We\u2019re both fathers. He\u2019s an incredible father, and we had so much more to discuss later in our lives than we did back then. So I\u2019m proud to call him a friend. He\u2019s somebody I can call and throw anything at and he\u2019s got a good answer and good advice for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ulrich\u2019s long-lasting friendship with Lillard seems fitting after meeting on the set of Scream<\/em><\/a>, which has stood the test of time. Ulrich reflected on the horror movie\u2019s legacy while making an appearance tied to Angry Orchard Video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just have the same sense of nostalgia that the movie has, and there\u2019s just an intriguing aspect to what they do that I think it lends really well to Scream,\u201d he told Us<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty wild though. Thirty years later and people are still interested.\u201d<\/p>\n

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