With writerKevin WilliamsonandCourteney Coxreturning as well, the band was getting back together.

So just what the heck happened, and what could it mean forScream 7’s plot?

“There has been a conversation about it.

Wait, Did Scream Just Replace Patrick Dempsey With Joel McHale

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I haven’t seen anything yet, so we’ll see what happens.”

Joel McHale’s Character Could Be Very Important to the Plot

Alas, that script never came.

This news was a big surprise, and it could mean many things.

Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy on a subway in Scream 6

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The actress will reprise her role as Mason Gooding’s on-screen twin, Mindy Meeks-Martin.

Joel McHale is a known name and a big get for theScreamfranchise.

McHale going on a long rant explaining himself after taking off his mask would be gold.

Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott on the phone next to a lake in Scream 5

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It took away the emotional impact of their loss, especiallyDewey (David Arquette)inScream 5.

The franchise had put so much on Sidney Prescott andthe character deserved a rest.

It had become silly that she’d keep coming back for more.

Scream 7

Scream 7should go theHalloweenroute.

In the new trilogy, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) isa woman whose trauma has consumed her.

Scream VIis available to watch on Paramount+.