Hes played a movie inspired serial killer, a reality TV star, and an alcoholic journalist.

Can you tell us a bit about it to kick things off?

Its very Marx Bros in tone its witty, and theyre all funny.

And I think its really clean, and fast, and really fantastic.

Youre playing Shaggy, obviously.

Hes a character youve played many times before.

What is it that appeals to you about that character?

Well, hes a character I cherish because Im the protector of that character.

Hes mine, and Im the steward of Shaggy right now.

It was Casey Kasem for a long time and now its me and I take that seriously.

As a character, I love that he represents the childs reaction to seeing a ghost.

He does what a kid would do if they saw a ghost.

And hes also represents what it means to be a real friend.

Its a feel-good kind of character.

And its very rewarding.

Theyre the anchors to the series so they dont change much.

We have a very clear sense of what our guys would do in a given circumstance.

You wouldnt think there was much room to improvise on something like this.

Yeah, there is.

Not huge beats, but theres definitely something we can bring.

You know, we know better than anyone.

So, congrats on that, first of all.

Its on my resume: can build rapport with imaginary dogs.

How did you manage it?

It doesnt happen very often.

And that is a challenge, to have a relationship with someone whos not there on the day.

He was invaluable to me.

He was on set every day and he knew the characters inside and out.

I wanted to ask you a bit aboutScream.

The antithesis of what he put on screen!

He was a gentle soul who loved watching birds.

At the time that we shotScream, we were so young and so naive and happy to be there.

There was this reckless abandonment, putting all your faith in this director.

And at the end of the day its one of the greatest experiences of any of our careers.

It was a sad day when we lost him.

THAT IS AN AMAZING QUESTION.

But yeah, thats hilarious.

I think you might be in a minority there.

It is just one of the worst movies ever made.

Matthew Lillard, thank you very much!

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