Patrick Dempsey made his debut in the Scream franchise in 2000's Scream 3. As a series of former actors are returning for the upcoming Scream 7, the actor was rumored to be among them.However, Scream cast another Mark for Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott's husband,

Patrick Dempsey has revealed the reason he won't be returning for Scream 7. The Grey's Anatomy star first appeared in the 2000 sequel Scream 3 as Detective Mark Kincaid, but was unable to return for the fourth instalment as he was filming Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Scream 3 alum Patrick Dempsey explains why he won't be seen in Scream 7 despite wanting to return to the horror franchise.

Following some recent casting announcement that left fans more than a little confused, a new rumor may explain how the likes of Stu Macher and Roman Bridger are set to return for Scream

Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, who appeared in the fifth and six installments as siblings, are also coming back. New cast members include Isabel May, Mark Consuelos, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner and Anna Camp.

Patrick Dempsey reveals why he will not be reprising the role of Mark Kincaid in Scream 7 despite speculation that he was Sidney Prescott's husband.

Stefanie Keenan/WireImage Patrick Dempsey is not returning as detective Mark Kincaid for Scream 7. "It just didn't work out and we were dealing with the fires and everything that was going on and the schedule didn't work out,