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,

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

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.