Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion. The stars will return as Cindy and Brenda for the next installment of the “Scary Movie” franchise. Marlon Wayans confirmed the news in a post on his Instagram, sharing a photo of the duo from the first film.
“We can’t wait to bring Brenda and Cindy back to life and be reunited with our great friends Keenen, Shawn and Marlon — three men we’d literally die for (in Brenda’s case, again),” Faris and Hall said in a statement about their return.
The reboot from the Wayans brothers is coming to theaters on June 12, 2026. The brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an original script for the restart of the horror parody franchise, writing and producing the movie alongside Rick Alvarez. Jonathan Glickman, Alexandra Loewy and Thomas Zadra are executive producers.
“Scary Movie” (2000) was one of the highest-grossing R-rated horror movies of all time. The film opened at $42.5 million at the box office, marking the biggest debut for an R-rated horror movie and a Black director at that time. 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. This will be the sixth film in the franchise.
Miramax is the studio behind the series, which Paramount Pictures is releasing worldwide. “Scary Movie” is part of Paramount’s first look deal with Miramax.
Marlon Wayans previously spoke out regarding Harvey Weinstein’s role in “stealing” the franchise from his family during a September appearance on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, citing a “crappy” deal with Miramax for the first film as the foundation for troubles to come.
“It was so toxic,” Marlon Wayans told Variety earlier this year. “The way the Weinsteins handled the business of ‘Scary Movie,’ I could write a ‘Scary Movie’ about it. We probably should have sued.”
When Jonathan Glickman took over as head of Miramax a year ago, the studio was struggling to reboot the franchise. Before Glickman took the reins, the studio was developing a reboot of “Scary Movie” independently from the Wayans brothers — though they did ask Marlon Wayans if he would shoot a cameo. He wasn’t interested. “The only way that I’m a part of it is if me and my family are delivering it, because this is our baby,” he said.
For his part, Glickman didn’t like the initial script, believing it lacked the right “flavor.” He asked to meet with the Wayans family to hear their pitch for the franchise’s future. He came away determined to make a deal. To sweeten the offer, he agreed to give the brothers more equity in the movies.
“You need to have some connective tissue with the original property,” Glickman told Variety about the deal. “It gives legitimacy to a project so it doesn’t seem like just a cash grab.”
Hall is represented by Independent Artist Group. Faris is represented by Gersh, Range Media Partners, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern and imPRint.
Deadline was first to report the news.
