00:00The Wayans brothers are bringing their scary movie franchise back to life.
00:05Marlon, Sean, and Kenan Ivory Wayans will write the script for the scary movie reboot that was
00:09announced earlier this year at CinemaCon. Known for satirizing horror flicks, the scary movie
00:15franchise launched with the first movie hitting theaters in 2000 and spawned four sequels.
00:20Kenan Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the original scary movie and its 2001 follow-up,
00:25while Marlon Wayans and Sean Wayans wrote and starred in those initial two movies.
00:30The three Wayans brothers will write and produce the new film with Rick Alvarez.
00:33The sixth title in the franchise begins shooting next year ahead of a planned theatrical release.
00:38A director and release date have not been announced, nor has the premise.
00:42Marlon Wayans took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news. He posted this photo and wrote,
00:47After nearly 20 years, the Wayans brothers are finally going to give the fans what they've
00:51been asking for, a return to the scary movie franchise. We're looking forward to having
00:55fun on the big screen again. The three brothers said in a statement, in part,
01:00We couldn't be more excited to be a part of the new scary movie and work with each other again.
01:04This is a franchise we created more than 20 years ago. We remember people laughing in the aisles and
01:09hope to see that again. For more on this story, head to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.
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