There’s hope for another film in the blockbuster horror franchise Scream! During his appearance on the Today Show on Thursday, October 24, the franchise’s OG Patrick Dempsey discussed possibly reprising his character, Mark Kincaid, in the future. “I’m waiting on the script,” Dempsey told the talk show host.  

 “There has been a conversation about it. I haven’t seen anything yet, so we’ll see what happens. It’s always good to have a job,” he added. His character that debuted in the franchise’s third installment was a Los Angeles detective investigating the murders of Cotton Weary played by Liev Schreiber. However, he’s yet to reprise his role in the blockbuster film. 

Years later, he is set to appear in the seventh installment of Scream, directed by Kevin Williamson, the screenwriter of Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 4. Franchise veteran Courteney Cox is also in talks to return for Scream 7. In a previous interview with Variety, the Friends actress admitted that she’s not officially signed on to the film. Still, she noted that she’s aware of everything that’s going on behind the scenes. She revealed that the team is “rewriting” material all the time. “It’s not like I don’t know what’s going on,” she added. 

The last Scream film released in 2023 revolved around four survivors of the Ghostface murders who move to New York City to start afresh, but soon they find themselves fighting for life when a new blood-thirsty killer embarks on a rampage. 

Although Scream 7 is still in the early stages of development, Dempsey’s involvement confirmed that the story will pivot its focus from Sam and Tara Carpenter, played by newcomers Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, respectively. 

Moreover, Barrera was fired from the franchise for lending her support to the Palestinian cause and criticizing Israeli actions in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. As for Ortega, she dropped out of the project, citing scheduling conflicts. Paramount has set Scream 7 for a theatrical release on February 27, 2026. 

Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of death and murder. 

The state faced a huge setback in the Alec Baldwin trials when the First Judicial District Court of New Mexico denied prosecutors’ request to reconsider the dismissal with prejudice. As reported by TMZ, the judgment stated that the prosecutors’ arguments did not rise to the level that needed reconsideration.  

Although the state filed its papers before the August 30 deadline, the filing was far beyond the allotted page limit, and no permission was asked from the court to dismiss this rule. When the prosecutors re-filed the report within the allotted page limit, the submission took place five days after the allotted deadline. So, on those grounds, reconsideration was denied by the court. 

The amended motion filed by Kari T. Morrissey last month requested the court reconsider dismissing the case with prejudice and conduct another trial against the convict. In the motion, Morrissey mentioned that Baldwin’s team was aware of having live ammunition on the sets of his upcoming film Rust, and it was not material to his defense. 

Earlier, the live ammo evidence was filed under a different case number, which eventually hid the evidence from the defense team, as argued by Baldwin’s lawyers. The Beetlejuice actor has been facing legal charges since he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and fatally injured director Joel Souza on the sets of Rust in October 2021. 

He was charged with the felony of involuntary manslaughter. However, in July 2024, his case was dismissed when the defendants alleged that the prosecutors had withheld important evidence related to the case. 

Baldwin’s defense allegedly argued that other crew members were responsible for ensuring the gun’s safety. Now that the state’s appeal for reconsideration has been denied, Balwin has secured a win, and the defendants have secured time to find evidence to strengthen their case. Stay tuned for more updates!