Billy and Stu forever.
Skeet Ulrich is aware of the fan theory that “Scream 1” Ghostfaces Billy Loomis (Ulrich) and Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard) are gay and in love with each other.
“It’s not something that was intended or that was discussed in making it or creating the characters,” Ulrich, 55, exclusively told The Post while promoting his and Lillard’s latest collaboration, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.”
“But I think in a way it’s just part of the universality of that dynamic that you can sort of put all kinds of labels on it if you want,” Ulrich added.
The ’90s heartthrob added, “And I’m all here for it. No one can take it away from us.”
In 1996’s “Scream,” Ulrich and Lillard, 55, play high school best friends who are revealed to be Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) murderous tormentors. Billy and Stu are both killed by Sidney at the end of the film.
Ulrich returned for “Scream 5” (2022) and “Scream 6” (2023) to play an imaginative Billy, who appears in visions to his daughter, Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera).
Ulrich confirmed to The Post that he was supposed to be in “Scream 7,” which comes out Feb. 2026, until Barrera, 35, was fired for her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war.
Lillard, meanwhile, is set to appear in the upcoming film, alongside franchise veterans Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Scott Foley, who played Ghostface in “Scream 3.”
Nearly 30 years after the first “Scream” movie, Ulrich and Lillard are sharing the screen again in the new “Five Nights at Freddys” sequel, based on Scott Cawthon’s video game series.
“I just love being around the guy,” Ulrich said about Lillard. “He is such a positive force and wears his heart on his sleeve and most importantly is really all about you.”
“And you really know when you’re with him, he’s with you and he sees people and he relates to people and he’s got a life of of things to share,” the “Riverdale” alum added. “He’s a really, really great person.”
Ulrich revealed that Lillard got him cast in “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” also starring Josh Hutcherson, Mckenna Grace, Elizabeth Lail and Wayne Knight.
“From what Matt Lillard tells me, Scott Cawthon, who is the creator of the game and the writer of the scripts, had asked Matt sort of a vibe check on, ‘What’s he like to work with? I really want him for this certain part.’ And Matt had great things to say because I paid him,” Ulrich joked.
“Then I had a Zoom meeting with Scott and Emma [Tammi] who directed it, and it went great,” he recalled. “And they were like, ‘Let’s go.’ And then it was just a matter of jumping into all the lore of this game, which is just pervasive and a bit overwhelming at times. But yeah, that was kind of the lowdown.”
Ulrich also dished on how his longstanding friendship with Lillard is what drew him to watch the first “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
“He’s just a great human being. We do a bunch of conventions a year together for ‘Scream’ and our respective careers. But such a great guy,” Ulrich shared. “So obviously when the film came out, I was eager to see what he did and [I] really fell for it. I love horror movies as it is, but it was really different. Such a wild idea.”
“And I remembered it in that my kids, who are now 24, when they were younger, they were into ‘Five Nights,’” he added. “It’s an honor to be a part of it, to be honest.”
“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” comes out Friday. “Scream 7” comes out Feb. 27, 2026.
