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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