Marlon Wayans surprised fans with the long awaited release date of the sixth installment of the 'Scary Movie' franchise. Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans will join Marlon in penning the script for the film, which will hit theaters 26 years after the original. The director, cast, and premise remains unannounced.
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00:00I can't feel my legs.
00:08The scary movie franchise is set to return to the big screen.
00:12Marlon Wayans announced via Instagram on Friday that a new film in the series is set to hit
00:16theaters from Paramount Pictures on June 12, 2026.
00:21He's returning to the franchise with Sean Wayans and Kenan Ivory Wayans to pen the script
00:25for the new project that was announced last year at CinemaCon.
00:28Known for its satire of horror flicks, the scary movie films launched with the first
00:32title hitting theaters in 2000 and spawning four sequels.
00:36Kenan Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the original and its 2001 follow-up, while Marlon
00:41Wayans and Sean Wayans wrote and starred in those initial two movies.
00:44The three brothers are now writing and producing the new one with Rick Alvarez.
00:49A director and cast or plot have not yet been announced for the sixth installment.
00:53Back in October, Marlon Wayans took to social media to express his excitement for the new
00:58project, noting,
00:59After nearly 20 years, the Wayans brothers are finally going to give the fans what they've
01:02been asking for, a return to the scary movie franchise.
01:06Starring Anna Faris and Regina Hall, the first scary movie opened in July of 2000 with $42
01:11million at the domestic box office.
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