‘Scream 7’ Officially Welcomes Back Beloved Ghostface Survivor

A fan-favorite forged member of the long-lasting “Scream” franchise has simply tapped in for “Scream 7!”

Information broke on Tuesday of the star formally signing on to reply Ghostface’s name within the newest increment of the long-running horror collection. With their involvement comes hope that one other acquainted face might quickly be part of them.

A two-time survivor of Ghostface is prepped and able to tackle the masked assassin for a 3rd go-round in “Scream 7.”

In response to studies, actor Mason Gooding will probably be reprising the function of pleasant jock Chad Meeks-Martin, an alum of the “Core 4” first established within the 2022 “Scream” reboot/sequel.

The 28-year-old performer and son of Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. now joins franchise mainstay Neve Campbell, making her return following an absence in 2023’s “Scream VI” over wage disputes, and new forged members Isabel Could, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Mckenna Grace, and Sam Rechner, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Kevin Williamson, scriptwriter of the unique 1996 “Scream” film, will probably be directing the movie with Man Busick penning the story.

Gooding’s addition to “Scream 7” makes for an fascinating flip within the continued narrative because of the remaining “Core 4” and the actors who painting them.

Melissa Barrera, who joined “Scream (2022)” as protagonist Sam Carpenter and reprised the function in “Scream 6,” was famously fired from the franchise following feedback she made concerning the Israel-Hamas battle in 2023.

Days later, actress Jenna Ortega, who portrayed Sam’s onscreen sister, Tara, revealed that she had quietly requested to be launched from “Scream 7” months earlier than the controversy because of scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s hit collection, “Wednesday.”

This leaves Jasmin Savoy Brown, who performed Mindy Meeks-Martin, Chad’s twin sister and the ultimate piece of the “Core 4.”

As of this writing, no official phrase has been made concerning Brown’s return.

Nonetheless, rumors across the web insist that the actress informed followers at Sao Paulo’s latest Comedian Con Expo that she wouldn’t be showing in “Scream 7.”

Chad’s presence in “Scream 7” is a (film) miracle, contemplating the horrific nature through which he was left in “Scream 6.”

(Spoilers forward for “Scream 6.”)

In an try to lure Ghostface out within the open, Chad is chased down in a movie show by not one, however two masked figures.

He’s subsequently caught by the killers and stabbed over and over. Together with his seemingly final breath, Chad tells Tara, barely forward of him, to maintain operating. Within the movie’s closing moments, a battered however alive Tara overhears EMTs telling each other that they discovered one other survivor within the carnage.

The viewers then sees Chad being wheeled out on a stretcher, not not like one other Ghostface sufferer in a number of “Scream” films, former Woodsboro Sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette).

Talking to Entertainment Weekly in 2023, Gooding admitted that Chad’s beautiful survival was fluke-like – as a result of he wasn’t even presupposed to survive “Scream (2022).”

“I used to be form of bait-and-switched,” he defined. “The script that I acquired the primary time round stated I died. I do not suppose you essentially go right into a ‘Scream’ film anticipating to reside each time. It wasn’t till we started filming ‘Scream 5’ that I used to be informed that I used to be going to outlive and make it to the following one.”

As one would possibly anticipate, particulars on the plot for “Scream 7” have been scarce to come back by. Nonetheless, the inclusion of recent castmate Isabella Could in November gave weight to a rumor that the occasions of the brand new movie could happen years following the timeline of “Scream 6.”

As reported right here on The Blast, Could is ready to play the grownup daughter of Sidney Prescott (Campbell), the unique heroine of the franchise.

Sidney’s final flip in “Scream (2022)” noticed her with toddlers and no point out of another kids with husband Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey).

If Could’s function is to be believed, then the potential occasions of “Scream 7” would seemingly happen lengthy after the occasions of “Scream 6”

None of those components, nonetheless, have been confirmed – save for the identification of Could’s character.

As of now, “Scream 7” is ready to debut on Feb. 27, 2026.

Within the meantime, make amends for “Scream (2022)” and “Scream 6” on Paramount +.