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‘Scary Movie 6’ Brings Back the Wayans and the Core Four for a Rapid-Fire Horror Spoof
The sixth installment reunites the Wayans brothers after 25 years, but critics say only about 3 or 4 of every 10 jokes land.
- On Friday, June 5, 2026, Scary Movie premiered in theaters, reuniting original stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans for the first Wayans-controlled franchise entry in 25 years.
- Ex-Stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans co-scripted the film with Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez, following a 13-year hiatus since the franchise's last entry.
- Parodies of Get Out, Smile, and M3gan fill the Scream-based plot, featuring new actors Olivia Rose Keegan and Savannah Lee Nassif alongside returning original cast members.
- Critics note the film satirizes slasher legacy sequels, or "rebootquels" as one character calls them, though many gags feel familiar or lack fresh spins on existing horror trends.
- Successfully parodying horror trends like Terrifier and Final Destination Bloodlines requires deep genre knowledge to subvert expectations rather than simply echo existing jokes.
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‘Scary Movie 6’ brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof
The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of “Scary Movie” and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the famously fit actor’s abdomen bounces off, horribly bent.
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