Summary
Has ahorrorsequel gotten as much attention asScream 7? It’s been a big few weeks for the upcoming slasher sequel as fans have learned thatCourteney Cox is playing Gale Weathers againand there are several other young actors attached, including Isabel May as Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) daughter. Fans also cheered when they learned thatMason Gooding is coming back.
Gooding appeared asRandy Meeks’s (Jamie Kennedy) nephew Chad Meeks-Martin inScream (2022)andScream 6.Chad is kind, funny, and just trying to live a normal young adult life. Of course, his plans are ruined by Ghostface time and time again. Although it’s unclear if Chad’s sister Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) is also returning, it’s good news that one member of the Core Four is back. After hearing that Gooding is returning,fans have some ideas about what could happen to Chad inScream 7.
In aRedditthread, fans have shared that theythink Chad will die or be Ghostface. Some fanswonder if Chad could die in the opening sequence. Redditor @Glass_Promise_2222 thinks that this could be a repeat of the beginning ofScream 3and wrote, “Cotton style killing?” Redditor @VivaLaCon88 agrees:
“He’s for sure the opening, similar to how cotton was in scream three. I can’t see him being tied to Sydney storyline at all so I’m sure he’s the catalyst that puts everybody on edge.”
Fans have wondered iflegacy character could be an opening scene Ghostface victim, and some eventhink it could be Sidney. Perhapsthe opening could feature Chad at college or living in a new city, depending on how much time has passed since the sixth movie. He’s having fun and thinks he has moved on from this terrifying stalking and killing spree, but then he sees the familiar black and white mask and black cape. Now he knows he can never truly get away from this iconic villain. It would be sad if Chad died, especially since he survived a gruesome attack inScream 6.
If that doesn’t happen,could Chad be the only Ghostface, orone of several killers?One Redditor believes this is possible and wrote:
“Opening kill to close that chapter. Turns out it’s a fakeout and he’s one of the killers. Motive? Who knows but could be a meta commentary on cancel culture.”
On the one hand,it would be a huge twist if Chad was Ghostface. Maybe he had an evil plan all along and fooled his sister. Or maybe he has a new reason for wanting to get revenge on Sidney and the other characters. On the other hand, it would be disappointing to see Chad come back only to be a victim or villain.
Fans debateif Chad should be part of the moviesince Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) and Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) aren’t coming back. Since the franchise has lost so many characters, it would be a shame not to see Chad and Mindy at least one more time. It’s also possible thatChad will appear inScream 7briefly and have a legacy character cameo. Audiences will love seeing him no matter how big or small a part he plays.
Mason Gooding was aScreamfanbefore beingcast inthe high-grossing fifth movie. As he explained in an interview withWonderland Magazine, he wrote an essay about the horror franchise when he studied at NYU. After meeting with Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, he sent them his essay. Then he waited two weeks, his agents phoned him, and the rest was horror movie history.
Gooding told the publication why he likes these particular slasher films so much:
“The medium has such a visceral and pure ability to elicit such strong emotions from an audience. But what I love specifically about Scream is that it loves its audience. And though horrific things happen to its characters on-screen, it’s done in a way that is set up honestly and pays off so that you feel excited and empowered by the end.”
In an interview withBloody Disgusting,Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown talked about honoring Chad and Mindy’s late uncle Randy Meeks. Gooding said, “you try in your performance to do as best as you can to pay respects.”
