Joel McHale is set to play Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) husband in “Scream 7,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

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

Scream 7 has found the actor to play the husband to Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Actor Joel McHale has been cast in 'Scream 7', playing Sidney Prescott's spouse. He joins Courteney Cox and a fresh ensemble, including Isabel May as Sidney's daughter. 'Scream 7' continues the iconic horror saga,

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, 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,

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

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.

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,