Patrick Dempsey Was Almost in Scream 7?! Joel McHale Spills the Tea!

Joel McHale smiling on a movie set.
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We just saw the wildest tidbit from the Scream 7 set! You won’t believe who almost snagged a spot in the latest killer flick. Turns out, Patrick Dempsey’s name was right there on a director’s chair!

Joel McHale, who played Sidney Prescott’s husband Mark Evans, spilled the beans. He saw Patrick Dempsey’s nameplate on a chair. “I tried to keep it,” McHale joked. It’s like a little visual clue, a splash of a different color on the whole aesthetic of the production.

This means Patrick Dempsey was originally slated to be in Scream 7! The role eventually went to someone else. Imagine the vibe shift if McDreamy himself had joined the Ghostface chase! It’s a fun ‘what if’ for all us fans.

Our Take

Honestly, the idea of Patrick Dempsey in a Scream movie is wild! He’s got that classic leading man look. It makes us wonder what kind of twist that would have added to the story. We love seeing these behind-the-scenes peeks into what could have been!