The Scary Movie franchise is back in action, with a new movie officially set to shoot next year and eventually make its way to theaters.
Deadline broke the news that Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans—the creators of the parody movies that spoof tropes we see all too much in horror films—are reuniting after eighteen years.
“We are thrilled to reunite Scary Movie with the Wayans brothers, the brilliant creators behind the beloved franchise,” Miramax head Jonathan Glickman said in a statement to Deadline. “The timing is perfect to bring back the series to the big screen and we’re lucky to have Keenen, Marlon and Shawn’s unique comedic vision bringing it to audiences around the world.”
The Wayans were equally enthusiastic. “We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the new Scary Movie and work with each other again,” they said. “This is a franchise we created more than twenty 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.”
There are currently five movies in the Scary Movie franchise, starting with the first one in 2000, which made over $278 million worldwide. That film, which earned the most of all the movies to date, spawned four more films, the last one being Scary Movie 5 in 2013. All of the movies combined have raked in almost $900 million globally.
We don’t know much about this sixth film, other than that it’s happening and that the movie’s original screenplay comes from the Wayans and Rick Alvarez (Fifty Shades of Black). And while we don’t know the premiere date for movie yet either, with production taking place next year we’ll likely see it come out sometime in late 2025 or 2026.
