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.

In another surprise twist for "Scream," Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott isn't married to Mark Kincaid, but rather Mark Evans.

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.

Mark Kincaid was one of many Scream legacy characters who longtime fans are eager to see return to the slasher property. The seventh movie's cast list is still coming together, so only time will tell if any of them sign on the dotted line. But moviegoers can rest easy knowing both Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox will be back in action for the movie.

Actor Joel McHale makes headlines after he joins Scream 7 as a new cast member. In an unexpected twist, Sidney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell, is getting a new husband in the new movie,

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

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

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,