Scream 7is bringing one actor from its new generation of characters back, and as exciting as this is, it’s also giving the sequel its biggest challenge yet.TheScreamfranchisejoined the trend of reboots and legacy sequels in 2022 with its fifth movie, simply titledScream. The sequel brought back the main survivors of the first four movies – Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) – and introduced a new generation of characters, led by sisters Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega).
Sam and Tara became the new Final Girls of theScreamfranchise, and, along with their friends Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown), the nephew and niece of the late Randy Meeks, were the only survivors. With Barrera and Ortega leavingScream 7, the film’s story had to be reworked and it will now focus on Sidney and her family. For this,Scream 7will have a time jump and a new cast, but it’s now officially bringing one of Tara’s friends back, and even though it’s exciting, it’s givingScream 7a huge challenge.
The most recentupdates onScream 7have been all about the new cast, as are Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Mckenna Grace, and Sam Rechner, and now a character from the reboot trilogy is confirmed to return. As reported byVariety,Mason Gooding is reprising his role as Chad inScream 7, making him the first character from the remaining Core Fore to return. However, while Chad’s return is great for keeping some connection and continuity with the previous two movies, it’s now a big challenge due toScream 7’s time jump.
As mentioned above,Scream 7will focus on Sidney’s family, butScream2022 showed that her youngest child was still a baby or a toddler, andScream 6took place just one year later. Ghostface targeting children wouldn’t do any good to the franchise, so for the new killer to be able to target Sidney’s family, a time jump is necessary. Now, while it makes sense,the time jump makes it harder to include the reboot’s new characters without Sam and Tara’s presence, more so as they don’t have a proper connection to Sidney.
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Surely, Chad is the nephew of Sidney’s late best friend, but they didn’t have any interaction inScream2022.Chad’s involvement inScream 7risks feeling forced without Sam and Taraand with a time jump involved, so the story has to be clever in how it brings Chad into it and makes him an active part of it.
Scream 7 Needs The Reboot’s Twins Back
Chad’s return inScream 7could make more sense and be a lot smoother if Mindy also returns. The twins went through very traumatic experiences in the previous movies and almost died on both occasions, and depending on what happened to Sam and Tara, they could have very strong reasons to go after the new Ghostface. At the time of writing,Jasmin Savoy Brown hasn’t been confirmed to returnnor has it been mentioned if she’s in talks to play Mindy again.
Chad’s return without Mindy would raise even more questions, as it’s not just what happened to Sam and Tara but now also Mindy.
Mindy also took Randy’s role as the horror expert and deliverer of “the rules” inScream2022 andScream 6, so it’s only fair that she will have that same role inScream 7. Chad’s return without Mindy would raise even more questions, as it’s not just what happened to Sam and Tara but now also Mindy, as they were very close and shared the same friends.Scream 7has some big challenges ahead, but luckily, it will overcome all of them and give a satisfying ending to the trilogy and the saga.
Source:Variety.
Scream 7
Scream 7 is the latest entry in the longstanding horror franchise, continuing the legacy with new chilling events.
