Will Dempsey be in 'Scream 7,' or does the addition of Joel McHale mean he's all but done with the franchise for now?

Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has a husband, and it’s not Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) of Scream 3, as has been speculated online. Set to play her spouse, Mark Evans, in Scream 7 is none other than Joel McHale, who’s currently in production on the film in Atlanta.

From the looks of it, Neve Campbell’s character has remarried and Patrick Dempsey’s Mark Kincaid is out of the picture.

Community star Joe McHale has joined the cast of Scream 7. According to Deadline, the actor will star in the upcoming film as Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) husband Mark Evans, not to be confused with Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) of Scream 3.

Joel McHale joins a stacked cast for Scream 7 that includes returning franchise stars Courtney Cox, Mason Gooding, and Neve Campbell. Other newcomers to the iconic horror franchise are McKenna Grace, Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, and Asa Germann.

Joel McHale has joined the cast of Scream 7 , and he will take on the role of Sidney Prescott’s husband, husband Mark, and it not Detective Mark Kincaid, who was played by Patrick Dempsey in Scream 3.

The Scream franchise has taken another unexpected turn, with news confirming that Patrick Dempsey’s Detective Mark Kincaid is not Prescott’s husband in the current timeline. Instead, Joel McHale has joined the cast of Scream 7 to play Sidney’s spouse, Mark Evans, per Deadline.

Joel McHale has officially been cast as Sidney's husband, Mark, in Scream 7, despite previously implying she married Patrick Dempsey's Mark Kincaid.

Patrick Dempsey will not portray the husband of Sidney Prescott, the Scream franchise's main character, in the next film. The Grey's Anatomy actor played Detective Mark Kincaid in 2000' s Scream 3, and in 2022' s Scream,