Matthew Lillard doubts ‘Scream’ return after Melissa Barrera’s firing: ‘I hope they put it to bed one way or the other’

Ghostface may be haunting the streets of the small town of Woodsboro time and time again, but the OG murderer Stu Macher doesn’t think he’ll ever come back to kill again.

Actor Matthew Lillard starred as the killer in 1996’s “Scream,” setting off an iconic horror franchise that most recently hit the big screen with the sixth installment earlier this year.

The “Scooby-Doo” star, 53, told Entertainment Weekly that he probably won’t return to the series following stars Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera’s “Scream 7” departures.

Barrera, 33, and Ortega, 21, who both starred as Samantha and Tara Carpenter in “Scream 6,” left the upcoming film last month.

“I don’t think so. I don’t think so,” Lillard explained to the publication.

“I mean, look, with what they’re going through right now, I have no idea where that goes. If there’s a world where it makes sense, then sure. I mean, they keep mentioning it, they keep tip-toeing around the outside,” he went on.

“I hope they put it to bed one way or the other,” he added, noting that he wants the producers to decipher once and for all if Macher is dead or alive.

The “Five Nights at Freddy’s” actor said: “I can’t walk down the street without somebody asking me if I’m going to be in Episode 35 or whatever.”

A popular fan theory exists in the “Scream” world, saying that Macher is still breathing.

Jasmin Savoy Brown’s character Mindy Meeks-Martin told Hayden Panettiere’s Kirby Reed in “Scream 6”: “If you believe he’s dead” when the latter mentioned Macher’s name.

Barrera was fired in November from the franchise after she made controversial comments on social media about the Israel-Hamas war.

Just a short time later, it was announced that the “Wednesday” actress would not be appearing in “Scream 7” either due to scheduling conflicts with Season 2 of her Netflix show.

After her exit, the “In the Heights” star released a statement.

“First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.

“As a latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about and to lend my voice to those in need,” she said.

She added: “Every person on this earth — regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status — deserves equal human rights, dignity and, of course, freedom.”

“I will continue to speak out for those that need it most and continue to advocate for peace and safety, for human rights and freedom. Silence is not an option for me.”