Miramax and Paramount are resurrecting the Scary Movie franchise with a brand new reboot movie, and, per Deadline, they’ve brought back the spoof franchise’s originators: the Wayans Brothers!
The new Scary Movie is expected next year for a theatrical release.
The Scary Movie film franchise was developed by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the first two films. Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans wrote and starred in the first two films.
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 Wayans brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an all new, original script for the restart of the franchise.
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 success of that first Scary Movie paved the way for an entire franchise of horror spoofs, five of them in total released between 2000 and 2013.
Luiz H.C. celebrated 20 years of Scary Movie right here on Bloody Disgusting back in 2020. Luiz astutely wrote, “I’m now certain that Scary Movie and its subsequent sequels are responsible for introducing thousands of non-horror-fans to classic genre tropes and iconography in a “safe” comedic environment. If you think about it, this franchise probably acted as a gateway drug for some folks that had never given real scary movies a chance.”
Marlon, Shawn and Keenen Wayans told us, “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.”
Scary Movie is part of Paramount Pictures’ first look deal with Miramax. Becky Sloviter is overseeing for Miramax. The Wayans brothers, alongside Rick Alvarez, will be writing and producing this film.
Marlon Wayans also took to socials to announce their return to the franchise they started.