Miramax and Paramount are bringing the Scary Movie franchise back to theaters with a new reboot movie, and Marlon Wayans has taken to Instagram to announce the release date. The Scary Movie reboot slashes into theaters on June 12, 2026! The horror spoof franchise was developed by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans, and the […]
Miramax and Paramount are bringing the Scary Movie franchise back to theaters with a new reboot movie, and Marlon Wayans has taken to Instagram to announce the release date.
The Scary Movie reboot slashes into theaters on June 12, 2026!
The horror spoof franchise was developed by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans, and the Wayans brothers are back to write the brand new movie.
Deadline details, “It’s the first time in 18 years that the Wayans have gathered to pen a new original script for the restart of the satirical franchise. Rick Alvarez is also writing and producing.”
Marlon, Shawn and Keenen Wayans said in a recent statement, “We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the new Scary Movie and work with each other again. This is a franchise we created more than 20 years ago. We remember people laughing in the aisles and hope to see that happen again. We look forward to working with Jonathan Glickman and his team at the new Miramax to bring these laughs to theaters, where they belong. It’s a double reunion.”
The first Scary Movie was released in 2000, just four years after Wes Craven reinvigorated the horror genre with his meta slasher masterpiece, Scream. The film parodied horror movies of the time including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Blair Witch Project, and the horror-comedy spoof scared up $278 million at the worldwide box office.
The smash hit box office success of that first Scary Movie paved the way for an entire franchise of horror movie spoofs, with five of them in total released between 2000 and 2013.
Like many franchises, the Scary Movie sequels became a series of diminishing returns in later years, but having the Wayans’ back in the fold suggests that the franchise’s sixth installment may mark a return to the quality of those first couple installments. And with so much new horror content to spoof here in the present day, we expect the brothers will have a blast.
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