Scream 7 just announced the casting of a major star in an important new role--however, it undermines something set up in a previous film.

Patrick Dempsey's potential Scream 7 return has been clarified after a surprise casting announcement. In the slasher franchise's 2022 legacy sequel, it was revealed that longtime final girl Sidney ...

There was even talk that Patrick Dempsey, who played Mark Kincaid in Scream 3, and was later said to be married to and have a family with Sidney Prescott, might also join the cast, but then came ...

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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 ...

Joel McHale is playing Sidney's husband Mark Evans in Scream 7, not Detective Mark Kincaid. Confusion arises regarding Sidney's mysterious husband's identity between films. Dempsey did not confirm ...

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 ...

This means that Patrick Dempsey likely isn’t involved in the story, as many had been speculating ahead of Scream 7. Dempsey played Detective Mark Kincaid back in Scream 3, and that film ended ...

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