Patrick Dempsey Explains Why He’s Not Returning for ‘Scream 7’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Patrick Dempsey wanted to return for “Scream 7.” In October, he said there had been “a conversation” about him rejoining the horror franchise.
Dempsey told the Today show, “I’m waiting on the script, [but] I haven’t seen anything yet. So we’ll see what happens.” Then it was revealed in January that Dempsey would not be playing detective Mark Kincaid again.
So what happened? “It just didn’t work out and we were dealing with the fires and everything that was going on and the schedule didn’t work out, unfortunately,” Dempsey, who lives in Malibu, told me exclusive Saturday night at Chanel and Charles Finch’s annual pre-Oscar dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) referred to her husband as Mark in “Scream 5” so fans assumed he must be Mark Kincaid. However, it was announced earlier this year that Joel McHale was playing Sydney’s husband, Mark Kincaid.
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