Mumbai, March 3 The popular horror-comedy franchise "Scary Movie" is returning with its sixth installment, set to be released in Indian theaters on June 12. Paramount Pictures India has announced this.
The film reunites the original cast – Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall – reprising their roles as Shorty, Ray, Cindy, and Brenda, twenty-six years after the original film became a global comedy phenomenon.
Directed by Michael Tiddes, the new installment targets the current wave of horror reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, and origin stories, as well as what the makers describe as "every final chapter that absolutely isn't final," according to a press release.
The ensemble cast also includes Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans, Gregg Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Dave Sheridan, Heidi Gardner, Lochlyn Munro, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Benny Zielke, and Cameron Scott Roberts.
The filmmakers have described the project as a broad parody that spares no contemporary horror sub-genre, from elevated horror to "legacy sequels," with the Wayans brothers promising that "nothing is sacred."
The "Scary Movie" franchise, created by the Wayans brothers, launched in 2000 as a parody of late 1990s slasher films, primarily targeting "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
The original film was a massive commercial success, grossing over USD 278 million worldwide. It was followed by five installments, with the Wayans brothers departing after the second film.
"Scary Movie" three and four, directed by David Zucker, shifted the parody targets to films like "The Ring", "Signs", and "War of the Worlds", while the fifth installment arrived in 2013, featuring Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex.
