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Now thatScream 7is filming,horrorfans are reflecting on the slasher franchise, coming up with new Ghostface theories, and waiting for any possible update.Mason Gooding recently commented onScream 7when interviewed byEntertainment Tonightabout hisupcoming horror movieHeart Eyes,which has a new trailer.
As reported byDeadline,Gooding talked about Neve Campbell’s legendary work as final girl Sidney Prescottbefore sharing hispositive thoughts about his co-starJasmin Savoy Brown, who plays his character Chad Meeks-Martin’s sister Mindy.
Gooding said ofCampbell’s time as Sidney:
“That’s mother right there… I feel like that’s the godmother of the genre that we are so lucky to appropriate inHeart Eyes, [which] is the idea of marrying two different tones."
It’s interesting to hear Gooding compareScream 7andHeart Eyesas Christopher Landon co-wrote the latter. Thefilmmaker was originally going to directScream 7but now Kevin Williamson is directing the sequel. Landon’s horror movies and theScreamfranchiseshare a goofy sense of humor and some campy moments. Gooding continued:
“Obviously, with the over-encompassing one being a more horrific and more high-octane experience that she still to this day has always handled with a level of ease and care and stoicism that’s made each iteration of her character, and I can say all of her work.”
Gooding also said he was “granted a sister” when he and Savoy Brown were cast as siblings inScream 7. He described apositive working relationshipand said, “I feel like being able to step into a character that has been inundated with so much love, on set and in general, has allowed Jasmine and I to fall into a rhetoric that’s super comfortable for us.”
Fans have come up with a few theories about Chadand Mindy’s roles inScream 7as they arethe last two remaining members of the Core Four. Gooding is becoming a horror star to watch thanks to his time as Chad and, now, his co-starring role inHeart Eyes.The actor also played Jonas inthe horror comedyY2Kand Dan Connor in the 2022 movieFall, which is a terrifying story about a couple’s mountain climb that goes wrong. Gooding has said nothing but good things about theScreamfranchise and when he’s interviewed, he always seems thrilled to be part of it.
Chad has more of a passive role inScream (2022)as his sister Mindy is the one with the horror genre knowledge. However, in the next movie, he joins the fight against Ghostface in New York City.Chad’s near-death experience inScream 6will likely inspire him to be even more prepared inScream 7. While it’s unclear where Chad and Mindy are in their lives inScream 7, fans can assume that they are now in touch with other legacy characters such as Sidney, and they will all team up to face the iconic villain.Scream 7will be released on February 27th, 2026and all will be revealed about what Chad is up to now.
