Anna Faris and Regina Hall are returning to their roots.
Not only are the Wayans brothers – Marlon, Shawn and Keenen Ivory Wayans – on board for “Scary Movie 6,” two of the franchise’s original stars will also reunite for the reboot, according to an announcement on Friday, Aug. 15.
“The fab four is back. So excited to work and reunite with these two brilliant women,” actor/writer Marlon Wayans wrote in an Instagram post. “We are so proud of all they have done since the inception of the scary movie franchise.”
He shared the announcement alongside a movie still from “Scary Movie 2,” with Faris as Cindy, Marlon Wayans as Shorty, Shawn Wayans as Ray and Hall as Brenda. Hours earlier, Wayans had teased the announcement by posting a photo of Faris and Hall from the original 2000 film alongside a cryptic caption: “👀 SM6.”
Hall and Faris’ last appearance in the horror parody franchise was 2006’s “Scary Movie 4.” They didn’t appear in the 2013 standalone installment, “Scary Movie 5,” which made a lukewarm showing at the box office.
Both women found their breakout roles in “Scary Movie,” with Faris taking her comedy chops to “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “The House Bunny” and the CBS series “Mom.” Hall starred in “Girls Trip,” “Law Abiding Citizen” and “Ally McBeal.”
The creative minds behind the franchise, the Wayans brothers were only involved in the first two films. Keenen Ivory Wayans directed while Marlon and Shawn wrote and starred in the movies. David Zucker had writer and director roles in the subsequent films.
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Speaking with People in March, Marlon Wayans said the installments they weren’t involved in were “missing that flavor.” So with the sixth film, he joked, “We’re bringing out Lowry’s and that Frank’s Hot Sauce.”
“We got the gloves off. We’re going R. We’re going to have the same fun and the same kind of tone and Wayans flavor that we gave on the first one,” he said.
“Scary Movie,” which pulled in $278 million in the global box office, pokes fun at several movies from “Scream,” “The Sixth Sense,” “The Matrix,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “The Blair Witch Project.” The other four movies follow a similar format.
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What is ‘Scary Movie 6’ coming out?
In his Instagram post, Wayans confirmed the movie is aiming for a summer release, scheduled to land in theaters June 12, 2026.
Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY
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