HomeUnited StatesMatthew Lillard Thought ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ Would Make Him ‘No. 1 on the Call Sheet For the Next 10 Years.’ Then It Flopped and His Career Became ‘Irrelevant’
Matthew Lillard Thought ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ Would Make Him ‘No. 1 on the Call Sheet For the Next 10 Years.’ Then It Flopped and His Career Became ‘Irrelevant’
October 31, 2024
Matthew Lillard Thought ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ Would Make Him ‘No. 1 on the Call Sheet For the Next 10 Years.’ Then It Flopped and His Career Became ‘Irrelevant’
Regardless of how the movie turned out, I’d say that was a miscalculation on his part.
> “I thought I’d be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies,” Lillard recently admitted to Business Insider. “And the reality was the exact opposite happened.”
> “I was caught up in the success of what I was doing, I was caught up in the parts I was getting, I was caught up in this drive to be quote-unquote famous,” Lillard admitted, noting that he finally had to stop caring about chasing fame.
> “I was going to do ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ And I was like, if I do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ I’ll never win an Academy Award,” Lillard said. “If I do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ I’ll be famous and not a great actor, and I really just wanted to be a great actor. I said [to my agent], ‘I just want to be an actor. I just want to be in movies. I want to reset my expectations.’”
He was impressive as Shaggy… hard to get that character right
For what it’s worth, he’s the best live action Shaggy I’ve ever seen
Not the greatest actor but from the times I’ve seen him at conventions no one is better with kids.
And yet he was only showing 0.0000000001% of Shaggy’s true power is remarkable
Honestly, I thought he’d get that with SLC Punk. I know it was more indie, but he proved he was able to take over front and center after being in Scream two years earlier.
What’s more surprising is that it doesn’t have a bigger following due to it being Scooby Doo and having a stacked cast of established actors (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze and Linda Cardellini).
Devastating, this was an Oscar winner in my home. Broke the box office that was our living room. We wore out 2 DVD versions of this movie in 2 years lol.
If 13 Ghosts, Scream and Hackers didn’t do it, then Hollywood is dumb. I like him in basically everything I’ve seen him in.
He isn’t super famous or the greatest actor, but when I see him in something like The Descendants, I was happy to see him and am llke “oh, Matthew lillards in this, good for him”
He was amazingly good in SLC Punk
He is an excellent Shaggy, but what sort of delusional bullshit makes anyone think Scooby2 is gonna be their trampoline.
I was surprised when he showed up in Twin Peaks, and thought he did a great job.
Regardless of how the show did at the box office, it’s still the funnest show I’ve worked on in my 30+yr career.
Matt was awesome to work with. A great guy on and off set.
He was so good in Twin Peaks: The Return. Lillard is a crazy underrated actor
We need to Brenden Frazier Matthew Lillard. That guy is amazingly nice.
I loved his older stuff. SLC punk he did superb in.
I’d just be psyched to get regular work. Seriously.
To be fair, he was pretty brilliant as Shaggy. Complete immersion. He’s got skills.
If you haven’t seen him in SLC punk, he deserved an Oscar for a few of those scenes.
Without a paddle is an underrated gem
Maybe saying “I’ll be right back” really did m*rder his career (Scream 1 reference).
The second film is amazing.
It’s a shame really, he’s usually one of if not the most entertaining part of the projects he’s in
Yeah that role as Shaggy is going to put you at the top. Come on.
He was so perfect for Shaggy. The movie was garbage but it wasn’t his fault. He was the best part of it and I’m sad it hurt his career so much. He is a treasure.
Must not have read the script
Becoming an actor that everyone knows is often luck-based. Becoming an actor that everyone loves and respects is a measure of character. And I’ve never seen anyone not love Matthew Lillard.
That’s a bold expectation of career success, all based on playing shaggy for a second time in a live action scooby doo movie for kids.
This dude is good in everything he’s been in, and I loved him as Shaggy. Still holding out hope for a third one someday, haha.
I don’t care what anyone says about those movies, I always enjoyed them. Stupid enough to not take seriously, but good enough to take seriously.
I haven’t seen anyone mention Hackers here. He was great as Cereal Killer.
he definitely isn’t A-list material or whatever he thought he’d be, but at least for me and my friends, whenever we see him pop up in a movie we all collectively get excited and go “holy shit matthew lillard!!!”
even if he didn’t get the success he hoped for, he’s always entertaining and fun to watch on screen, and from what i’ve seen he seems like a genuinely good person which isn’t something you can say for a lot of people in hollywood
Love him in SLC Punk. I highly recommend the movie. It also stars a young Jason Segal.
Fuck Scrappy Doo
He’s number 1 in our hearts
She’s All that and Wing Commander.
Definitely one of the best voice actors though, I’d know his voice a mile away
SLC Punk was a game changer for me growing up. Awesome movie that really encompassed the sub culture I was involved in as a teenager.
I’d like to see him as a noir detective
He’s such a good guy though.
Man SLC Punk was just great
Still got to work with David Lynch so not bad!
And it’s unfortunate because he’s talented.
His performance in Twin Peaks 2017 season was extraordinary and well reviewed.
Stu in Scream is one of the best teen slasher film performances ever. He was my favorite in the friend group, which made the twist so much more compelling. Lillard has always been incredibly likable on camera and I hope he has another season of success in him.
“Stu Stu Stu…what’s your motive? Billy’s got one what are you going to tell the cops?”
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Regardless of how the movie turned out, I’d say that was a miscalculation on his part.
> “I thought I’d be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies,” Lillard recently admitted to Business Insider. “And the reality was the exact opposite happened.”
> “I was caught up in the success of what I was doing, I was caught up in the parts I was getting, I was caught up in this drive to be quote-unquote famous,” Lillard admitted, noting that he finally had to stop caring about chasing fame.
> “I was going to do ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ And I was like, if I do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ I’ll never win an Academy Award,” Lillard said. “If I do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ I’ll be famous and not a great actor, and I really just wanted to be a great actor. I said [to my agent], ‘I just want to be an actor. I just want to be in movies. I want to reset my expectations.’”
He was impressive as Shaggy… hard to get that character right
For what it’s worth, he’s the best live action Shaggy I’ve ever seen
Not the greatest actor but from the times I’ve seen him at conventions no one is better with kids.
And yet he was only showing 0.0000000001% of Shaggy’s true power is remarkable
Honestly, I thought he’d get that with SLC Punk. I know it was more indie, but he proved he was able to take over front and center after being in Scream two years earlier.
What’s more surprising is that it doesn’t have a bigger following due to it being Scooby Doo and having a stacked cast of established actors (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze and Linda Cardellini).
Devastating, this was an Oscar winner in my home. Broke the box office that was our living room. We wore out 2 DVD versions of this movie in 2 years lol.
If 13 Ghosts, Scream and Hackers didn’t do it, then Hollywood is dumb. I like him in basically everything I’ve seen him in.
He isn’t super famous or the greatest actor, but when I see him in something like The Descendants, I was happy to see him and am llke “oh, Matthew lillards in this, good for him”
He was amazingly good in SLC Punk
He is an excellent Shaggy, but what sort of delusional bullshit makes anyone think Scooby2 is gonna be their trampoline.
I was surprised when he showed up in Twin Peaks, and thought he did a great job.
Regardless of how the show did at the box office, it’s still the funnest show I’ve worked on in my 30+yr career.
Matt was awesome to work with. A great guy on and off set.
He was so good in Twin Peaks: The Return. Lillard is a crazy underrated actor
We need to Brenden Frazier Matthew Lillard. That guy is amazingly nice.
I loved his older stuff. SLC punk he did superb in.
I’d just be psyched to get regular work. Seriously.
To be fair, he was pretty brilliant as Shaggy. Complete immersion. He’s got skills.
If you haven’t seen him in SLC punk, he deserved an Oscar for a few of those scenes.
Without a paddle is an underrated gem
Maybe saying “I’ll be right back” really did m*rder his career (Scream 1 reference).
The second film is amazing.
It’s a shame really, he’s usually one of if not the most entertaining part of the projects he’s in
Yeah that role as Shaggy is going to put you at the top. Come on.
He was so perfect for Shaggy. The movie was garbage but it wasn’t his fault. He was the best part of it and I’m sad it hurt his career so much. He is a treasure.
Must not have read the script
Becoming an actor that everyone knows is often luck-based. Becoming an actor that everyone loves and respects is a measure of character. And I’ve never seen anyone not love Matthew Lillard.
That’s a bold expectation of career success, all based on playing shaggy for a second time in a live action scooby doo movie for kids.
This dude is good in everything he’s been in, and I loved him as Shaggy. Still holding out hope for a third one someday, haha.
I don’t care what anyone says about those movies, I always enjoyed them. Stupid enough to not take seriously, but good enough to take seriously.
I haven’t seen anyone mention Hackers here. He was great as Cereal Killer.
he definitely isn’t A-list material or whatever he thought he’d be, but at least for me and my friends, whenever we see him pop up in a movie we all collectively get excited and go “holy shit matthew lillard!!!”
even if he didn’t get the success he hoped for, he’s always entertaining and fun to watch on screen, and from what i’ve seen he seems like a genuinely good person which isn’t something you can say for a lot of people in hollywood
Love him in SLC Punk. I highly recommend the movie. It also stars a young Jason Segal.
Fuck Scrappy Doo
He’s number 1 in our hearts
She’s All that and Wing Commander.
Definitely one of the best voice actors though, I’d know his voice a mile away
SLC Punk was a game changer for me growing up. Awesome movie that really encompassed the sub culture I was involved in as a teenager.
I’d like to see him as a noir detective
He’s such a good guy though.
Man SLC Punk was just great
Still got to work with David Lynch so not bad!
And it’s unfortunate because he’s talented.
His performance in Twin Peaks 2017 season was extraordinary and well reviewed.
Stu in Scream is one of the best teen slasher film performances ever. He was my favorite in the friend group, which made the twist so much more compelling. Lillard has always been incredibly likable on camera and I hope he has another season of success in him.
“Stu Stu Stu…what’s your motive? Billy’s got one what are you going to tell the cops?”
Loved him in The Good Wife episodes.
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