2025 has been something of a banner year for Matthew Lillard, who reprised one villainous role for the critical anti-darling Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, then reprised a seemingly dead villain for the upcoming horror movie Scream 7, and even popped up in an Ice Nine Kills music video to promote his premium liquor brand Find Familiar Spirits. Unfortunately, he won’t be reprising his long-held role of mystery-solver Shaggy for Netflix’s upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series.
Considering he’s played the stoner-esque character for well over 20 years now, first in the pair of James Gunn features and then in a plethora of animated movies, series and video games, Lillard’s pedigree with Shaggy is second only to the great Casey Kasem. Understandably, he has some sage wisdom for the younger actor who inevitably steps into the role of Mystery Incorporated’s most gluttonous human, complete with a comparison to the legacy of Star Wars characters.
