Scary Movie 6is officially happening, and though no plot details have been revealed nor has the cast been announced yet, one character has been confirmed to return – and it perfectly fits with the franchise’s style.TheScary Moviesagastarted in 2000 and was created by the Wayans brothers: Keenen Ivory, Shawn, and Marlon, with the latter two starring in it as Ray and Shorty, respectively.Scary Moviearrived during the peak of slasher movies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, parodying these and other popular horror movies.
The success ofScary Movieled to a series of five movies, but the Wayans brothers were only involved in the first two. Their absence was very noticeable in the subsequent sequels, withScary Movie 5not even having franchise leads Anna Faris and Regina Hall back. TheScary Moviefranchise is now coming back to life with a sixth movie, which hasthe Wayans brothers back to develop it. It’s currently unknown if Shawn and Marlon will be part of the cast, but one character from the first movie has now been confirmed to return – and it makes perfect sense.
Scary Movie 6 Bringing Ghostface Back Fits The Franchise’s Comedy Approach
There’s One Horror Trend Scary Movie 6 Can’t Skip
Scary Movieborrowed the premises ofI Know What You Did Last SummerandScream, along with the latter’s iconic masked villain, Ghostface. Of course,Scary Moviegave them a comedic and at times absurd twist while also referencing other horror movies, such asHalloween,The Blair Witch Project, andThe Sixth Sense, and movies from other genres, such asThe MatrixandThe Usual Suspects.Scary Movie’s sequels continued parodying the most popular trends, clichés, and horror movies at the time, but it never repeated its villains.
Now,Scary Movie 6will arrive at a time when the horror genre is dominated by reboots, remakes, prequels, and legacy sequels, with big franchises likeScream,Halloween,The Exorcist, and more having already followed these.Scary Movie 6will most likely make fun of these, particularly legacy sequels, and what better than bringing Ghostface back. Speaking toCrazydog500on YouTube (viaCollider), Dave Sheridan, who played Doofy/Ghostface in the first movie,confirmed that Ghostface is returning inScary Movie 6, but he’s not playing him.
Sheridan even mentioned that following the style of the first movie and how it was heavily inspired byScream,Scary Movie 6would be “like Scream 5 or 6”. Of course,it’s unknown if Ghostface will be the main villain inScary Movie 6or if he will just make a brief but funny appearance, but his presence definitely fits the style of the franchise and how it makes fun of current horror trends.
Scary Movie 6 Is Facing A Big Challenge With Its Ghostface Identity Reveal
Scary Movie 6 Has To Get Very Creative
While it’s exciting and fun that Ghostface will return inScary Movie 6, his presence is already bringing a big challenge to the sequel.The reveal of Doofy being the killerin the first movie worked perfectly because no one would have suspected that the supposedly intellectually disabled character in the movie was actually a smart, skilled, and fast serial killer. Doofy’s reveal was even more unexpected afterScary Movierevealed Bobby and Ray were the killers, which matched the twist inScream, andDoofy was a fun extra thatScreamnever had.
Scary Movie 6will have to go bigger than that with its Ghostface identity reveal so that it doesn’t repeat the surprise of the first movie but isn’t predictable either.Scary Movie 6will have to be smart, creative, and funny with who the new Ghostface is, without forgetting that the main goal is to make the audience laugh.
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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.
