The film has now, without a shadow of a doubt, confirmed that Stu is believed to be dead in-universe. That means the only way he could be alive is to have faked his death and be hidden away. Now, Scream certainly has soap opera sensibilities, but come on.
Williamson has since weighed in on the Stu Macher is still alive debate, confirming that he is very much dead. Despite being an executive producer on the last two movies, Williamson hasn't written a movie in the franchise since the underrated Scream 4.
Summary. Neve Campbell returns for Scream 7, directed by Kevin Williamson, meaning Stu Macher can no longer return. Kevin Williamson debunked theories about Stu Macher's survival, making his return in Scream 7 unlikely.
Stu and Billy reveal their plan to Sidney, including how they are going to frame her father, Neil Prescott. Billy and Stu begin to stab each other to make themselves look like the victims of their scapegoat.
Stu Macher is one of the Ghostface killers from the original Scream film, with many viewers hoping that he would return in Scream 6. Sadly, this didn't happen, with Scream VI only making the chances of Stu coming back even smaller than before.
While Stu Macher doesn't return for Scream 6, he is referenced on several occasions. Throughout Scream 6, Ghostface killer Quinn Bailey wears Stu's old mask, which was acquired from a police evidence lockup by her father Wayne Bailey.
Stuart "Stu" Macher was born on August 4, 1978. He was an 18-year old high school student, who attended Woodsboro High School. He was an eccentric and insensitive, but seemed harmless enough, but he was really a psychopath who killed his fellow students for fun.
Kirby appears again in Scream VI, now an FBI special agent and living in Atlanta. She works alongside Detective Bailey to investigate the latest attacks made by the Ghostface killer, acknowledging her previous attack by Charlie Walker in 2011.
Melissa Barrera was fired from "Scream 7" after making comments about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Then Jenna Ortega dropped out over scheduling conflicts with "Wednesday."
One of the most popular Scream theories is that Stu survived the first movie. Matthew Lillard has addressed theories that Stu is still alive in the Scream universe and was originally the killer in Scream 3. Ever since the first Scream movie came out in 1996, fans have long believed that Stu survived.
In Scream 4, there's a similar relationship between Jill Roberts and Charlie Walker, who were canonically a couple and - in a few points - openly imitating Billy and Stu's actions. It might be a proof that Stu and Billy were really a couple too, yet it still wasn't directly confirmed.
However, Jill is still alive and proceeds to grab a glass shard in a final attempt to kill Sidney for good. However, Sidney grabs Dewey's gun and shoots her in the chest as she drops to the ground, dead, with her eyes open.
Though the seventh film is still in the works, the franchise has hit a bump in the road as it has been reported that several cast members will no longer return for the sequel.
Vince Schneider, played by Kyle Gallner in the movie, is one of the early victims of Ghostface (Amber and Richie). Schneider is the nephew of Stu Macher, the son of Leslie Macher, Stu's older sister.
Scream 6 introduced five killers, the most in any Scream film, who were not working together. Their identities were revealed early on, breaking convention. Detective Bailey, Quinn Bailey, and Ethan Landry were revealed as the killers at the end of Scream 6. Their motive was revenge for Detective Bailey's son's death.
Despite Billy dying in this first installment, his name has lived on throughout the series sequels. In some movies, Billy was more relevant than in others. However, the revival movie Scream (2022) brought his legacy back to the forefront of the series by revealing he had an illegitimate daughter, Sam Carpenter.
Both Tara and Sam are murderers, but contrary to the Ghostfaces of the past, they only kill to protect their family, not to fulfill selfish desires. That's also why Sam drops Billy's mask on the floor at the movie ends, as she's finally at peace with her legacy.
It is revealed that Billy held hatred inside for Sidney, but stayed in the relationship to stay close to her to execute his plan of revenge for his mother abandoning him. Meanwhile, he cheated on Sidney with other girls at and around school.
25 years after his death, it is revealed that Billy had an affair with another student and she gave birth to his illegitimate daughter, Samantha Carpenter, who later faces a similar killing spree to the one Billy orchestrated.
