Scream 7has officially ruined one of the best Sidney Prescott revelations from theScreamreboot. The famous horror franchise has been going through many changes sinceScream 7fired Melissa Barrera. Shortly after, Jenna Ortega also left the sequel, establishing two major blows to the movie. TheupcomingScream 7secured Kevin Williamson to direct the film and renowned franchise stars such as Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox to star. However, the horror sequel still has much to prove given all the behind-the-scenes changes.
One ofScream’s most iconic stars,Patrick Dempsey has teased his possible return forScream 7. Dempsey’s return as Mark Kincaid would have been a step in the right direction for the upcoming film. However,Scream 7officially cast Sidney Prescott’s husband Mark, and he is a completely different character.Joel McHale will play Mark Evans, Sidney’s husband, who is very much not Detective Mark Kincaid. It is a disappointing surprise, especially because Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey had suggested on separate occasions that Mark Sidney was married to Kincaid.
Joel McHale’s Scream 7 Casting Confirms Sidney Isn’t Actually Married To Scream 3’s Mark Kincaid
Mark Evans Is An Entirely New Addition To The Scream Franchise
InScream 5, Sidney makes a casual reference to her husband, Mark, while talking on the phone with Dewey. At the time, it was widely assumed that Mark was Mark Kincaid, a detective in the LAPD inScream 3. It fits within the context of Dewey and Sidney’s phone call because Dewey spoke about Mark as if he knew him really well, andthere is only one character named Mark in theScreamfranchise.However, a recent casting announcement confirmed that Mark is Mark Evans, an entirely new addition totheScreammovies.
Joel McHale is set to portray Sidney’s husband, Mark Evans—a different Mark from what had previously been believed. It comes as a surprise and a disappointment—Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey had incredible chemistry inScream 3, so the franchise finally deciding to capitalize on it was a thrilling moment. Now, the revelation means nothing—Sidney mentioning Mark’s name in her conversation with Dewey does not call back to a previous character. It has no greater significance to the overall narrative, but it does explain some other inconsistencies within theScreamfranchise.
Sidney Being Married To Mark Evans Explains Why Patrick Dempsey’s Character Wasn’t Mentioned In Scream 4
Mark Evans Explains Some Inconsistencies While Creating More Plot Holes
Despite Mark Evans not being the Kincaid, this factor does solve some inconsistencies within the horror franchise. For one, Mark Kincaid does not appear inScream 4; he is not even mentioned in the film. While it was exhilarating to hear he had married Sidney in the end, it was odd that he just reappeared after his mysterious absence inScream 4. After Mark Kincaid endured Ghostface firsthand,it makes no sense that he would allow Sidney to travel to Woodsboro alone, especially onceScream 4’s Ghostface killersmade themselves known.
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Now that Sidney’s husband is a different Mark, it makes sense that Kincaid was not mentioned in the fourth installment becauseSidney presumably met Mark Evans afterward. On the flip side, it is entirely possible that Sidney and Mark Kincaid were just taking a break and eventually got back together. Regardless,Sidney Prescott marrying a different Markmakes more sense now. However, this new casting announcement also causes some plot holes. Sidney and Dewey do not keep in touch often; this factor was established in everyScreamsequel.
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Therefore, the odds of Dewey knowing Mark Evans are not high. Sure, Dewey might know Sidney is married, but for him to talk so casually about her husband seems strange if it is not Kincaid. Dewey most likely never met Evans. Furthermore,Mark Kincaid suddenly becoming Mark Evans is a surprising and arguably frustrating retconsince it was all but confirmed that Sidney was married to Patrick Dempsey’s character.
Joel McHale’s Casting As Sidney’s Husband Completely Changes Scream 7’s Ghostface Expectations
Mark Evans Has The Potential To Be Ghostface
One positive thing about Sidney’s husband being a new Mark is that the stakes are now higher. Kincaid and Sidney have known each other for 25 years, so the possibility of Kincaid being Ghostface is essentially slim to none—it would be almost like Gale being Ghostface. However, Mark Evans is a new character that Sidney only recently met in the last decade or so. No one else seems to know him except Sidney, sothe chances of Evans being Ghostface are much more significant. In fact, it is a real possibility, given Kevin Williamson’s involvement inScream 7.
The originalScreamscreenwriter spoke about his ideas for theScreamsequelspost-Scream 3, and he described playing with her love life. Williamson talked about the idea of Sidney not knowing who to trust because of her history with Billy Loomis and then believing Derek was one of the killers when he was not. Although Williamson did not writeScream 7, Guy Busick might have taken this into account because Williamson is directing the film. Although it is ultimately disappointing that Mark is not Detective Kincaid,there is still potential for this new character.
Scream
Created by Kevin Williamson and originally helmed by Wes Craven, the Scream franchise takes a meta approach to the slasher horror franchise, centering on teenagers well-versed in the genre who find themselves hunted and killed by figures donning the Ghostface mask. The first four movies revolved around Neve Campbell’s Sydney Prescott as she frequently found herself the target of different Ghostface killers, while the fifth and sixth installments introduced new protagonists, sisters Tara and Sam, with their own dark past connected to the original Ghostface killer.
