"I think that Ghostface is absolutely the most brutal he's been," Gooding, who is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s son, revealed of the slasher movie's iconic cloaked villain. "I don't want to spoil anything, but there's some stuff that they do to the human body that I feel like Kevin is breaking new ground with.

Mason Gooding has provided some details about Scream 7. The seventh Scream feature, which is currently in production in Atlanta, will see the return of Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin. The actor first played the character back in 2022 and reprised the role in Scream VI in 2023.

Scream 7” star Mason Gooding says with Kevin Williamson at the helm, who wrote the original 1996 movie-centric slasher, franchise villain Ghostface is “the most brutal he’s been” in the seventh installment.