On Thursday, the Scream fandom was hit with some significantly robust information after it was revealed that Neighborhood alum, Joel McHale, can be starring within the upcoming seventh movie because the husband of Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott. It’s not that there’s some secret beef brewing between the comedy actor and the horror franchise’s following, but it surely’s a casting that cuts deep for these of us who had been sure that Sidney’s husband was going to be Patrick Dempsey’s Detective Mark Kincaid. Though, there have been some who had been nonetheless holding onto hope that Detective Kincaid, who was first launched in 2000’s Scream 3, would pop up within the upcoming movie otherwise. At present that dream has died, as Leisure Weekly confirmed that Dempsey will by no means be concerned with Scream 7.

We all know that we are able to’t all the time get what we wish, and we are going to attempt to settle for McHale as our new Mark, but it surely’s going to be actually troublesome. For individuals who may have a refresher, Dempsey’s Detective Mark Kincaid joined the household via the Wes Craven-directed Scream 3. The character was tasked with preserving Sidney protected, with the romantic rigidity constructing whereas they hunted the brand new Ghostface. Whereas we wouldn’t see him on-screen in any of the movies that adopted, the character “Mark” was alluded to in each the fifth and sixth titles, as Sidney’s husband. Naturally, the fandom believed that the “Mark” in query was Det. Mark Kincaid, however the artistic crew behind Scream 7 pulled the ol’ bait and swap via yesterday’s bummer announcement.

And simply to be clear, we – because the Scream fan neighborhood – weren’t merely fan-casting Dempsey into the upcoming film, with the actor himself teasing his potential return final fall. In October, the Gray’s Anatomy alum appeared on The At present Present, revealing that he had – the truth is – been in talks for Scream 7, sharing,

“I’m ready on the script. There was a dialog about it. I haven’t seen something but. So, we’ll see what occurs.”

Clearly, these talks didn’t finish in the way in which we had been all hoping they’d, with Dempsey’s alternative formally unveiled yesterday. As of proper now, it’s unclear how these discussions broke down, main the manufacturing to maneuver in a special course.

Patrick Dempsey’s Different Slasher Household

Okay, so now that Scream is out, we are going to simply want to remain further affected person and vigilant for Dempsey’s hopeful return in Eli Roth’s highly-anticipated Thanksgiving 2. The unique film, which carved its means into cinemas again in 2023, was a direct crowd-pleaser, with a sequel already within the works. It allowed Dempsey to step into a totally completely different function than we’re used to seeing him in, and in addition gave him the prospect to use that New England accent that he’d been pressured to maintain tucked away throughout most of his profession. Whereas a plot and casting record hasn’t been introduced for the slasher sequel, we’re actually hoping that Dempsey can be again to scrub up the leftovers.

Keep tuned to Collider for extra details about Scream 7. The earlier two Scream movies are at the moment streaming on Paramount+.

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