Matthew Lillard feels ‘embarrassed’ for returning to ‘Scream’ franchise after Melissa Barrera firing - Entertainment Weekly

Key PointsMatthew Lillard called Neve Campbell a "remarkable final girl. "The duo starred together in Scream and Scream 7. Lillard recently declared that he regretted rejoining the franchise after Melissa Barrera's firing. Matthew Lillard might regret returning alongside Neve Campbell for Scream 7, but he still views his costar as a "remarkable final girl. "Lillard and Campbell were part of the original 1996 Scream film, and their characters were both put through the wringer in the memorable, extended final showdown that took weeks to film. "By the time that we got to that last sequence, I was so enamored with her, as a person, as a friend, as an actor," Lillard said of Campbell at New York Comic Con panel. "Every time you were getting stabbed, or every time you were running, or every time you were hysterical, like Neve was, she was rising to a pitch of a 10 and running for her life for weeks on end. "He added of the longtime Scream lead, "If you look at Neve, and having now done that for six films, she's a remarkable final girl... final woman!