“I was kind of bait-and-switched,” says the actor.

“The script that I got the first time around said I died.

I don’t think you necessarily go into aScreammovie expecting to live every time.

Mason Gooding (“Chad Meeks-Martin”) stars in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s “Scream VI."

Mason Gooding in ‘Scream VI’.Philippe Bossé/Paramount Pictures

I just kind of accepted my fate.

People will see why when they watch the movie.”

“I think this was the bloodiestScreamfrom a gallon-to-gallon standpoint of blood used,” he says.

I can say from experience the moniker of ‘bloodiest Scream’ holds up.

So it was very nice to see that echo through in thisScreamas well.”

“What’s cool aboutScreamis, you’re happy either way,” he says.

Scream VIslashes into cinemas March 10.

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