A familiar face is returning to the Scream franchise. Per Variety, Mason Gooding is returning for Scream 7.
Gooding will reprise his role as Chad Meeks-Martin, the nephew of legacy character Randy Meeks. Gooding appeared in 2022’s Scream and 2023’s Scream VI. Chad survived the attacks by two Ghostface killers in Scream VI. Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Gooding’s onscreen twin Mindy, has not yet signed on for Scream 7.
Gooding can currently be seen in A24’s disaster comedy Y2K. In 2025, Gooding will star alongside Olivia Holt in the rom-com slasher Heart Eyes, which opens on February 7.
Who is in the Scream 7 cast with Mason Gooding?
After sitting out Scream VI due to a contract dispute, franchise veteran Neve Campbell will headline the seventh installment as Sidney Prescott. In talks to join Campbell in the cast is Courteney Cox, who would reprise her role as Gale Weathers.
Isabel May, the star of 1883, will star as Sidney Prescott’s daughter. Other new additions to the Scream 7 cast include Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, and Sam Rechner.
Two names that won’t be returning for Scream 7 are Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega. In November 2023, Barrera was fired by Spyglass Media Group after making pro-Palestine comments regarding the Israel-Hamas War. The next day, Ortega departed the project due to scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s Wednesday. It was later reported that Ortega and Spyglass had a salary dispute.
Christopher Landon, the director of Happy Death Day and Freaky, signed on to helm Scream 7 in August 2023. After the departures of Barrera and Ortega, Landon exited the project.
Scream creator Kevin Williamson will direct the seventh film from a screenplay by Guy Busick. It is produced by Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, and James Vanderbilt. Spyglass Media will produce, and Paramount Pictures will distribute.
Scream 7 arrives in theaters on February 27, 2026.
(Source: Variety)
