First Panic CinemaMatthew Lillard will return in the seventh film played Stu Macher in the first movie, and for many years fans believed that he had actually survived the end of the film

Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s), who interpreted STU MACHERone of the first villains of Panicwill return in Panic 7new chapter of the franchise created by WES CRAVEN(1939-2015), which hits theaters in 2026. The information is from Deadline.

There is still no details of how the return should happen, considering that your character was given as dead at the end of the first movie, but for many years fans fueled a theory that STU MACHERin fact, it had not died, since Matthew Lillard He made a special appearance in the second film of the franchise, as the guest of a party.

There is also the possibility that Lillard Live STU in hallucinations as happened with Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich, Young witch) in Panic(2022) and Panic VI(2023), since he will not return alone: Scott Foley (Scandal), who interpreted Roman Bridgerhalf brother of Sidney Prescottcharacter of Snow campbelland villain of Panic 3 (2000), was also confirmed by the Deadline In the new movie.

What we already know about Panic 7?

Snow campbell announced in March last year that he would return to live Sidney Prescott In the new franchise movie slasher: “I am very happy and proud to say that they asked me, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney Back to the screens and could not be more thrilled !!! “wrote the actress under a picture of the 7th movie script.

Campbell It was out of the sixth film of the franchise after being offended by the salary proposal to participate in the sequence. “Unfortunately, I won’t make the next ‘Panic’ movie. As a woman, I had to work very hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to the movie. I felt that the offer presented to me did not correspond to the value I brought to the franchise“The actress said in a statement released at the time of the news.

Who else is in the cast of the movie?

In addition to Snow campbell, Matthew Lillard and Scott Foleythe cast of Panic 7 will also count on the returns of Courteney Cox as GALE WEATHERSonly member of the original franchise to participate in all films; and Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers) and Mason Gooding (Falling) Like the twins Mindy and Chad Meeks-Martinstars of Panic 5 and Panic 6(2023).

News include Joel Mchale (Community) as Mark Evanshusband of Sidney Prescott; Isabel May (1883), chosen to live the protagonist’s daughter; and McKenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Ice Revelation), Celeste O’Connor (Madame Teia), Germann wing (Gen V), Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans), MARK CONSUELS (Riverdale) and Anna Camp (The perfect choice) in papers not yet revealed.

When debut Panic 7?

THE Deadline revealed that the news debuts in US theaters on February 27, 2026. If you follow the international release, Panic 7 It should debut on February 26, 2026 in Brazilian theaters.

SOURCE:Deadline

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