Patrick Dempsey Explains Why He is Not Returning to Scream 7 Regardless of the Rumors

Patrick Dempsey made his debut within the Scream franchise in 2000’s Scream 3. As a sequence of former actors are returning for the upcoming Scream 7, the actor was rumored to be amongst them.

Nonetheless, Scream solid one other Mark for Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott’s husband, Joel McHale. Though Dempsey admitted in October 2024 that he had been approached for a job in Scream 7, the actor did not find yourself reprising his position as Detective Mark Kincaid. In a brand new interview with Selection, Dempsey defined his reasoning.

“It simply didn’t work out and we have been coping with the fires and every part that was happening and the schedule didn’t work out, sadly,” the actor instructed the outlet at a pre-Oscars occasion, regardless of the expectations for him to return.

Neve Campbell’s character, Sidney, was married off display screen in 2022’s Scream, however her husband did not seem on display screen, though she referred to him as “Mark.” Everybody assumed she had married Mark Kincaid following their chemistry in 2000’s Scream 3. Now, it turns on the market was a distinct Mark, as Hale has already began filming for the upcoming installment of the favored slasher franchise.

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Campbell would possibly’ve sat out 2023’s Scream VI because of a wage dispute, however she is formally coming again for the brand new entry, Scream 7. She is hardly the one unique star of the franchise, as Courteney Cox can even reprise her position as Gale Weathers. Cox is at present the one star to have appeared in all movies.

Mason Gooding, who performed Chad Meeks-Martin, and Jasmin Savoy Brown, who performed Mindy Meeks-Martin as half of the brand new “core 4” within the current entries, can even reprise their roles. The seventh installment was initially completely different, and it was alleged to delve deeper into Sam Carpenter’s (Melissa Barrera) killer tendencies, which she had in widespread together with her father, Billy Loomis (Skeet Urlich). Nonetheless, following Barrera’s firing, Ortega, who performed her sister Tara, additionally exited. Then, the story shifted again to the legacy characters.

Scream 7 Will Have Extra Returning Members

Though Campbell, Cox, Gooding, and Brown have been already anticipated to return, the upcoming Scream 7 will see the return of a number of extra well-known faces. Kevin Williamson, who was the creator of the franchise and wrote the primary, second, and fourth installments, will take over as director. Man Busick, who co-wrote the final two installments with James Vanderbilt, wrote the script.

Scream 3‘s villain, Scott Foley, will return to Scream 7 and reprise his position as Roman Bridger. Nonetheless, the actor will not have an enormous half and it is prone to seem in a flashback or hallucination, contemplating he died within the 2000 movie. Matthew Lillard can be returning as one half of the unique Ghostface, Stu Macher. Skeet Ulrich’s Billy Loomis in addition to Scream 4 Ghostface actor Emma Roberts have additionally been rumored to be returning.

Scream 7 can even have some newcomers, together with Isabel Could (1883), Asa Germann (Gen V), Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), and Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans).

Scream 7 is scheduled to hit theaters on Feb. 27, 2026.

Supply: Selection

Scream 7

Launch Date

February 27, 2026

Director

Kevin Williamson

Writers

Kevin Williamson, Man Busick, James Vanderbilt

Producers

Cathy Konrad, Gary Barber, Marianne Maddalena, Peter Oillataguerre, William Sherak, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Ron Lynch

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  Neve Campbell

  Sidney Prescott

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  Courteney Cox

  Gale Weathers

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  Mason Gooding

  Chad Meeks-Martin

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  Jasmin Savoy Brown

  Mindy Meeks-Martin