When Neve Campbell finally signed on for Scream 7 after a greedy dispute over money, it immediately gave us hope for the movie. While the franchise has tried to move on without her or has moved her to a supporting legacy character, it is difficult to imagine it succeeding without Sidney Prescott. But with Sidney comes her husband, Mark Kincaid, played by Patrick Dempsey in Scream 3…right? As it turns out, we may see the detective — last seen settling in for a movie with Sidney, Gale and Dewey — yet again.

Appearing on Today, Patrick Dempsey confirmed that some discussions have taken place for him to reprise Kincaid for the upcoming Scream 7, saying he’s at the point where he’s just waiting for the screenplay to be delivered. He added, “There has been a conversation about it. I haven’t seen anything yet. So, we’ll see what happens.