Scary Movie 6: Marlon Wayans Confirms Anna Faris and Regina Hall Will Return

In today’s champion news: the girls are backmost — and by the girls, I mean Anna Faris and Regina Hall, who are officially returning for Scary Movie 6.

Marlon Wayans, 1 of the franchise’s archetypal stars and 1 of the reboot’s writers, shared an representation of some women from the archetypal movie to his Instagram connected August 15, with the eyes emoji and simply the acronym “SM6.”

After an 18 twelvemonth hiatus, the Wayans Brothers — the aforementioned Marlon and Damon — are reuniting to pen the publication for the sixth installment successful the beloved slapstick fearfulness franchise, which they besides antecedently starred in. Their publication is being written alongside Ricky Alvarez.

Marlon primitively developed the franchise with brothers Shawn and Keenen Ivory Wayans, who directed the archetypal 2000 movie and its 2001 sequel, Scary Movie 2. The 3rd and 4th installments were past directed by David Zucker and written by Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams, and Chernobyl showrunner Craig Mazin. The 5th movie successful the bid was directed by Malcom D. Lee and written by Proft and David Zucker.

One tin lone anticipation that if Hall and Faris — whose comedic timing was perfectly integral to the occurrence of the franchise successful the aboriginal aughts — are returning, immoderate different cardinal players volition besides amusement up successful the caller film, similar Simon Rex, Chris Elliott, and Anthony Anderson.

Scary Movie 6 volition beryllium directed by Michael Tiddes, a collaborator of the Wayans Brothers who directed them successful his fearfulness spoof movie A Haunted House and A Haunted House 2. The movie is acceptable to get successful theaters connected June 12, 2026.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.