Matthew Lillard joked that nostalgia is the real reason Hollywood is hiring him again, saying he doesn’t think anyone actually likes him, they just miss the old times. The actor, best known for playing Shaggy in the live action “Scooby-Doo” films, said both movies are more popular now than they ever were when they came out. Lillard admitted that after “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” bombed at the box office, his career took a sharp downturn. He said he expected to be the number one name on every call sheet for the next decade, but the exact opposite happened. He went through long stretches of feeling irrelevant and believed he might never work again. His comeback began in 2023 when he landed the role of William Afton in “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” and his career has been on an upswing ever since. He most recently reprised the role of Stu Macher in “Scream 7” and credits a wider wave of nostalgia in the industry for bringing him back into the spotlight #reelheadline #pubity #viral