When Billy Loomis comes back in Scream (2022), this brings back one of the worst parts of the Scream franchise, as fans don't like when Maureen Prescott's ghost visits Sidney in Scream 3.

Billy Loomis and Stu Macher are, of course, Scream killer icons, but Timothy Olyphant truly deserves the title as the best in the franchise to do it.

Billy Loomis's return in Scream 2022 and Scream 6 adds nothing substantial to the story or character development. He should be dropped from Scream 7.

1.Billy Loomis Billy is a super-mega-horror fan who has issues that stem from his mother's abandonment, leaving him behind after his father cheated on her with Sydney's mom, Maureen Prescott.

In Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s requel Scream 5, Maureen’s memory fades into the misty background entirely. The film chooses to focus on immortalizing Billy Loomis’ legacy instead.

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Christopher Landon quit as 'Scream 7' director after Melissa Barrera got fired for posts about Israel and Palestine.

Bring Stu Back!” Gillett added. Bringing Back Billy Loomis Dimension Films Though Stu may not have made a comeback in the new Scream, his one-time partner in crime Billy Loomis did.

But because it seems so predictable for Sidney's boyfriend, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), to be the killer, he gets a pass for quite some time in "Scream." But when that final act comes around, and ...

At the Scream VI Experience in Santa Monica, California, as confirmed by Collider, a sequence from the trailer is replicated that features a mask similar to the one seen in that footage, with the ...

Once he discovered that Billy Loomis was Sam's real father, Richie knew he could set her up as a scapegoat for his actions, while giving the "Stab" writers better story inspiration.