Patrick Dempsey Reveals Why He Won’t Return for Scream 7

Patrick Dempsey just isn’t returning as detective Mark Kincaid for Scream 7.

“It simply didn’t work out and we have been coping with the fires and every little thing that was occurring and the schedule didn’t work out, sadly,” Dempsey, 59, instructed Selection in an interview revealed on Sunday, March 2, referring to the wildfires that devastated areas surrounding Los Angeles in January.

Information that Dempsey wouldn’t return to the Scream franchise after his function as detective Mark Kincaid in 2000’s Scream 3. Dempsey was initially set to reprise the detective function in 2011’s Scream 4, however declined as a consequence of scheduling conflicts as he was already filming Transformers: Darkish Facet of the Moon.

In October final 12 months, nonetheless, Dempsey instructed the At present present {that a} “dialog” about him rejoining the franchise had occurred, however he was “ready on the script.”

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The Scream franchise received’t be the identical after Melissa Barrera‘s firing and Jenna Ortega‘s departure forward of the seventh movie. Earlier than the surprising dismissal, Scream grew to become a horror staple spanning a long time. The primary movie, which was launched in 1996, targeted on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) as she confronted off in opposition to quite a few killers hiding their identification […]

“I haven’t seen something but,” Dempsey mentioned on the time. “So we’ll see what occurs.”

Typically, the Scream franchise has a behavior of reviving characters who have been killed off in earlier motion pictures. Even Sarah Michelle Gellar, whose character was killed in Scream 2, has requested director Kevin Williamson and producer William Sherak to let her seem within the upcoming slasher sequel.

“I imply why not?!? You’re bringing everybody else again,” Gellar, 47, wrote through Instagram Story in February.

Dempsey received’t seem within the franchise’s seventh installment — as a substitute, a brand new Mark will enter the image. It was confirmed in January that Joel McHale had joined the solid of Scream 7 as Mark Evans, the husband to franchise last lady Sidney Prescott, who has been performed by Neve Campbell for the reason that first Scream film in 1996.

Campbell, 51, for her half, is making her return to the horror franchise after skipping out on Scream 6 in 2022 when she rejected the studio’s wage supply.

“Sadly, I received’t be making the following Scream movie. As a girl I’ve needed to work extraordinarily exhausting in my profession to ascertain my worth, particularly relating to Scream. I felt the supply that was introduced to me didn’t equate to the worth I’ve delivered to the franchise,” Campbell instructed Us Weekly in a press release in June 2022. “It’s been a really tough resolution to maneuver on. To all my Scream followers, I really like you. You’ve at all times been so extremely supportive to me. I’m endlessly grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the previous 25 years.”

Whereas Campbell is now set to return for Scream 7, there are different legacy actors who haven’t been confirmed for the following movie, reminiscent of Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Whereas Arquette’s character was killed off in Scream 5, Cox instructed Selection in September 2024, “I’m not formally signed on. I’m not, however there might be a Scream 7.”

In the meantime, Scream 7 has introduced model new solid members for the upcoming movie, together with Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp and Mark Consuelos. Much more shocking is the return of Matthew Lillard, who performed Stu Macher, a.okay.a the unique Ghostface killer, within the first Scream movie.