The plot — and the Scream 7 cast — thickens! Just a few low weeks ago, we brought you news that Scream 3 star Patrick Dempsey would be keen to retur
The plot — and the Scream 7 cast — thickens! Just a few low weeks ago, we brought you news that Scream 3 star Patrick Dempsey would be keen to return to the iconic slasher series as Sidney Prescott’s homicide detective husband Mark Kincaid. And today we’ve learned that when Neve Campbell’s final girl returns to Woodsboro in Scream VII, she will indeed be bringing her husband Mark with her… only, it’s not that Mark. Per Deadline‘s reporting, Community star Joel McHale is the latest actor to join director Kevin Williamson’s horror sequel, and he’ll be playing Sidney Prescott’s husband Mark — Mark Evans.
According to Deadline, McHale is already out in Atlanta where shooting’s already underway on the latest Scream, a movie that’s already had to overcome the departure of both of its predecessors’ leads and its original director to finally get production up and running. We don’t know what the current status of Dempsey’s Mark Kincaid is in terms of the Scream continuity or any potential involvement in Scream VII, but McHale’s arrival as Sid’s current husband — and newcomer Isabel May’s casting as Sid’s teenage daughter — could indicate the beginnings of yet another neat slate for the horror saga. McHale joins a growing roster that includes already confirmed returnees Mason Gooding and Courteney Cox — as well as fellow newcomers Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp — in the upcoming Spyglass Productions joint.
As touched on above, the seventh instalment in the Scream series was at one stage in major jeopardy after the rebooted franchise’s lead Melissa Barrera was dropped by Spyglass over her support for Palestine, triggering co-lead Jenna Ortega to depart very shortly after along with director Christopher Landon. But like Ghostface him/her/themself, you can’t keep a good slasher down, and with Scream 7 now in production, a 27 February, 2026 release date locked in, and quite the cast assembled, things are looking up for anyone who likes scary movies. Do you like scary movies?
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