Skeet Ulrich Reveals How He Transformed His Hotel Room Into Billy Loomis’ Bedroom for Scream

Thirty years after Scream hit theaters, Skeet Ulrich is revealing just how seriously he approached playing Billy Loomis. While preparing for the 1996 horror classic, Ulrich transformed the living room of his hotel suite into what he imagined Billy’s high school bedroom, complete with black lights and posters. Ulrich, now 56, shared the story during an October 9 New York Comic Con panel celebrating Scream’s 30th anniversary. He reunited with Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy and Lee Waddell, who played Stu Macher, Randy Meeks and the man behind the Ghostface costume. At the time, Ulrich was about 26 years old while portraying the 17-year-old Billy. Creating the bedroom was his way of stepping back into a high school mindset. “We had suites at our hotel, so I had a bedroom and a living room, and the living room, I turned into Billy Loomis’ high school room,” Ulrich said. “I got black lights and posters and... I was, like, 26 playing a 17-year-old... So I was like, I wanna go back and rel #CelebrityNews #HollywoodNews #PopCulture