Scary Movie 6is officially confirmed to happen, and, luckily, it has the Wayans brothers back as creators, so now the project only needs one more thing to be a proper reboot. During the peak of the revival of slasher movies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Wayans brothers – Keenen Ivory, Shawn, and Marlon – decided to give these a comedic twist in the movie simply titledScary Movie. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans,Scary Movieparodied films and TV shows from the 1990s (mostly horror ones) in a story that follows a group of teenagers who accidentally run a man over.
Cindy (Anna Faris), her boyfriend Bobby (Jon Abrahams), Brenda (Regina Hall), Ray (Shawn Wayans), Greg (Lochlyn Munro), and Buffy (Shannon Elizabeth) dump the body in a lake, promising to never tell anyone. However, a year later, they begin to be haunted by a killer wearing the Ghostface costume. Despite getting mixed reviews from critics,Scary Moviewas a huge box-office success, spawning a franchise with four sequels. AsixthScary Movieentry is now in developmentwith the intention of rebooting the franchise, and it now only needs one more thing for a successful return.
Scary Movie 6 Has The Wayans Brothers Back After 23 Years
The Wayans Brothers Created The Scary Movie Franchise
Scary Movie 6was first announced to be in development in April 2024, with a 2025 projected release date.Scary Movie 6will be financed by Miramax and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and in October 2024, it was announced thatthe Wayans brothers are back to develop the project. Keenen Ivory Wayans returned as director forScary Movie 2, with Marlon and Shawn also returning as writers. In addition to that, Marlon and Shawn reprised their roles as Shorty and Ray, respectively.
Marlon Wayans explained that he and his brothers were abruptly fired by the Weinsteins.
Unfortunately,none of the Wayans brothers returned forScary Movie 3, while Faris and Hall were brought back as Cindy and Brenda.Scary Movie 3and4were directed by David Zucker, whileScary Movie 5had Malcolm D. Lee as director, and the absence of the Wayans brothers was evident. In 2020, Marlon Wayans explained that he and his brothers were abruptly fired by the Weinsteins, adding that they are still owed a lot of money (viaVariety).
Luckily, the Wayans brothers are confirmed to be back to developScary Movie 6, which is quite promising for fans of the franchise.Scary Movie 3and the sequels that followed had a different comedic style than the first two movies, and the sudden absence of Shorty and Ray left many unanswered questions and inconsistencies, mostly in Brenda’s story as she’s Shorty’s sister.There’s no word on whether Shawn and Marlon Wayans will also star inScary Movie 6or not, but that’s part of the one thing this reboot is missing.
Scary Movie 6 Should Bring Cindy, Brenda, Shorty, & Ray Back
Scary Movie 6 Needs Its Original Cast For A Proper Reboot
Scary Movie 6is described as a reboot of the franchise, and as such, it has better chances of succeeding if it brings back its original main characters: Cindy, Brenda, Shorty, and Ray. Best friends Cindy and Brenda ledallScary Moviefilmsexcept the fifth one, which had new characters that failed to connect with the audience. As mentioned above, Shorty and Ray’s stories were left incomplete, with both surviving the events ofScary Movie 2but never mentioned again, not even during Brenda’s funeral inScary Movie 3.
Despite her on-screen death inScary Movie 3, Brenda was brought back inScary Movie 4without explanation.
At the end ofScary Movie 4, Cindy got together with Tom (Craig Bierko) and Brenda had a son with Zoltar the puppet (while still being with Jeremiah), as this was intended to be the end of the franchise. In order to be a proper and successful reboot, in addition to having the Wayans brothers developing the sequel,Scary Movie 6needs Cindy, Brenda, Shorty, and Ray to address all the loose endsleft by the previous movies and also be the hook the audience needs.
What Scary Movie’s Original Cast Has Said About Returning For The Reboot
The Original Cast Of Scary Movie Is Ready For More Fun
In 2022, Anna Faris spoke about the great chemistry between her and Regina Hall and said the latter would be up for a newScary Moviefilm “with the right paycheck” (viaET), withHall later replying that she would love aScary Moviereunion. In July 2024, in an interview withPeople,Faris said she would be open to playing Cindy againinScary Movie 6, butshe has two major conditions: money and working with Regina Hall again.
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As for Shawn and Marlon Wayans, there’s no word on the possible return of Shorty and Shawn, but with them involved in the movie’s story, there’s some hope that it will, at least, explain what happened to them after the second movie.Scary Movie 6now has a lot of potential with the return of the Wayans brothers, and it’s only a matter of waiting for more details to be revealed.
Source:Variety,ET,People.
Scary Movie (2025)
Scary Movie, released in 1991, follows Warren, a socially awkward young man, as he visits a Halloween haunted house in a small Texas town. The narrative unfolds as eerie occurrences raise questions about whether the attraction is genuinely haunted or if a deranged escapee from a mental institution is on the loose.
