Matthew Lillard is no stranger to fans of the best horror movies, but even he admits stepping into the upcoming Scream 7 came with a surprising amount of pressure. While walking the red carpet at the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 premiere , the actor spoke about returning to the franchise that helped launch his career.

Lillard caught up with Entertainment Tonight , and in a clip the outlet posted to its official TikTok, he admitted that the franchise’s legacy hit him hard. The last thing he wanted was to return after all these years only to mess up something fans consider sacred. As he put it:

It was intimidating. ‘Cause the movie’s been around for so long, I didn’t want to be the one to come in and screw it up at this point, right? All I can do is really sort of cancel my leg

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