Patrick Dempsey's potential Scream 7 return as Mark is clarified after the role of Sidney's husband, who has the same name, is filled by Joel McHale.

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.

Fans who hoped Sidney’s husband Mark might be Scream 3‘s Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) may be disappointed by this news. Nevertheless, Scream 7 is shaping up to be a family affair. Isabel May,

EXCLUSIVE: Scream franchise final girl 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.

Joel McHale is on board to play spouse Mark Evans, as the Community and Yellowjackets star joins the latest installment for the horror franchise produced by Spyglass Entertainment. Earlier, Isabel May was tapped to play Campbell’s daughter in Scream 7.

Joel McHale is set to play Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) husband in “Scream 7,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

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,