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 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.

Joel McHale has added another role that could further delay the upcoming Community movie, but that actually isn’t the controversial part of McHale’s horror-movie casting. Instead, the fuss has everything to do with Patrick Dempsey’s franchise role that now appears to have bitten the dust.