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! 

After enjoying the massive success of Stree 2, Amar Kaushik confirmed producing Dinesh Vijan’s Thamba which is part of his horror comedy universe. While Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna are said to be leading the show, reports now suggest that Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be playing the negative character in the upcoming movie. 

An industry insider informed Mid-Day that Thamba is set in two periods. A part of it is based in a North Indian city in the present day, and the other part is in the Vijayanagara Empire of the ancient past. Since Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been roped in to play the villain, he has been imagined “as an eccentric yet violent character who lived centuries ago.”

Sharing more details about his character, the source added that the Badlapur fame travels to the present to seek revenge and control the destinies of the two lead characters, played by Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna. It was also reported that Siddiqui is looking forward to joining the horror comedy universe and “bringing his own interpretation to the part.”

Back in June, Pinkvilla exclusively shared that Dinesh Vijan is all set to reunite with his Munjya director, Aditya Satpodar. Now, the informed told the publication that the filmmaker plans to do the look test with Nawazuddin after Diwali. Having said that, the Animal actress’ look test was conducted last month while Khurrana gave it recently. With everything in place, the movie might go on floors in November-end or early December, with the first two-week schedule being shot at night in Mumbai. This will be followed by a Delhi schedule in January and the final one in South India.

For the unknown, the movie in question was earlier titled Vampires of Vijay Nagar. Pinkvilla’s sources confirmed the Dream Girl 2 actor’s presence in the film, sharing, “Ayushmann Khurrana and Dinesh Vijan have previously worked together on Bala and share a great creative bond. They have been discussing the film for a while now. It will mark the first collaboration of Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna.”

For more updates on Thamba, stay tuned to Pinkvilla!