There's another connection to the original Scream crew lurking in the new ScreamMovie: two of the new characters, Mindy and Chad Meeks-Martin, are the niece and nephew of Randy Meeks from Scream 1 & 2.
The Scream TikTok just confirmed a connection to a character from the original film. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the fifth entry in the Scream franchise brings back original stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, with a number of new faces joining the franchise, including Marley Shelton, Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Dylan Minnette, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding.
Set 25 years after the first film, 2022's Scream finds Campbell's Sidney Prescott returning to Woodsboro in order to confront a new series of murders taking place in her old hometown, presumably under the guise of the Ghostface killer. Dewey and Gale Riley are back to help Sidney but, as usual, the killer and their motives are a mystery to be unraveled, with plenty of twists and turns to keep audiences guessing.
— Scream December 17, 2021 Randy Meeks was one of the more popular and likable characters from the original film and audiences were shocked at his death in Scream 2 as a result. Kennedy went on to many more film and TV projects after his exit from the franchise, but has constantly commented on the speculation that Randy could still be alive ever since.
While the franchise is quickly running out of original characters to tie back into the most recent film, there are definite possibilities in terms of reviving characters thought dead, with Randy being one of the most talked about. As the one character that seemed to have the best understanding of what was going on, it always felt premature that he would die so soon.