and when Randy Meeks was killed in Scream 2, subsequent entries in the franchise suffered because of it, until Mindy turned up to update the audience on the rules of the current horror genre.

Williamson explained that when he decided that Dewey would live, he knew that Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) should die in Scream 2. He said: "And so the very second that Dewey lived in Scream one ...

"I feel he was a big factor for the original 2 and to a lesser extent scream 3. For me Randy was my favorite character and I do hope he comes back. If Dewey can come back so can Randy." Redditor ...