Joel McHale is playing Sidney's husband Mark Evans in Scream 7, not Detective Mark Kincaid. Confusion arises regarding Sidney's mysterious husband's identity between films. Dempsey did not confirm his return for Scream 7, leaving fans questioning his absence in the sequel.

Joel McHale has officially been cast as Sidney's husband, Mark, in Scream 7, despite previously implying she married Patrick Dempsey's Mark Kincaid.

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,

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.

Fans who hoped Sidney’s husband Mark might be Scream 3‘s Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) may be disappointed by this news. Nevertheless, Scream 7 is shaping up to be a family affair. Isabel May,

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.

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.

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

Joel McHale has joined the cast of Scream 7 , and he will take on the role of Sidney Prescott’s husband, husband Mark, and it not Detective Mark Kincaid, who was played by Patrick Dempsey in Scream 3.