After 20 Years, the Wayans Brothers Are Back for Scary Movie 6

If Miramax and Paramount Footage wished to get followers within the Scary Film franchise once more, this was the precise approach to do it. After being ousted from the franchise after 2001’s Scary Film 2, The Wayans Brothers are returning to the sequence they created for the primary time in over twenty years. This represents a full-circle second for them, who will now get to resurrect the model for a brand new technology, following how soiled they had been handled as soon as the franchise modified arms due to the Weinstein brothers and Dimension Movies.

Per Deadline, Miramax and Paramount Footage are spearheading the brand new Scary Film, first introduced at CinemaCon, with The Wayans brothers being introduced again to assist craft the brand new movie’s authentic screenplay. The mission is anticipated to start capturing subsequent 12 months, and a full theatrical launch is deliberate for the movie. The Wayans brothers may even be getting a screenwriting assist from Rick Alvarez, with all of them additionally being on board as producers.

When the reboot was introduced, many followers hoped that Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Keenen Ivory Wayans can be concerned in some capability, since their voices had been dearly missed by the franchise after Scary Film 2. The primary two motion pictures had been a real household affair, with Keenen Ivory Wayans writing and directing the primary two movies, whereas Marlon and Shawn co-wrote and had main starring roles. Miramax boss Jonathan Glickman spoke about getting that household again collectively when it got here to getting this mission off the bottom.

“We’re thrilled to reunite Scary Film with the Wayans brothers, the sensible creators behind the beloved franchise. The timing is ideal to carry again the sequence to the massive display and we’re fortunate to have Keenen, Marlon and Shawn’s distinctive comedic imaginative and prescient bringing it to audiences around the globe.”

The Wayans Brothers Turned Scary Film Right into a Main Hit

Scary Film was a large success throughout the summer season of 2000, grossing $278 million worldwide on a $19 million price range. On the time, its $42.5 million opening was the largest opening for an R-rated horror film and the perfect debut for a black filmmaker on the field workplace. A sequel was rapidly greenlit, with Scary Film 2 releasing in 2001, and though it wasn’t as financially profitable, grossing $141.2 million globally on a $45 million price range. A 3rd movie was put into growth, with The Wayans brothers pondering they might be concerned. That sadly turned out to not be the case, in essentially the most underhanded of the way.

Marlon lately revealed that the third film and the franchise had been taken from them by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, regardless of utilizing their thought for the movie. The Wayans pitched an idea for the third film, with Marlon saying, “They go, ‘We like it. We’re going to make a proposal.” Nevertheless, when that provide was made, it was for a similar quantity they earned on the primary two motion pictures, regardless of their monetary success. The brothers handed after being low-balled however had been very stunned when Scary Film 3 was launched, directed by David Zucker and a brand new writing crew, that it was the very thought they pitched to them.

“All of the poisonous issues that you just did to me and my household, if you took the franchise from us, and gave it to any person else as a result of we couldn’t make a deal. So, they gave it to any person else, they usually didn’t inform us. We examine it within the papers.”

Throughout 5 motion pictures, the Scary Film franchise has grossed over $896 million worldwide and regardless that the Wayans brothers weren’t concerned in movies three by way of 5, it’s nice that this new alternative permits them to reclaim what was there and make it recent once more. Generally it takes time for wrongs to be righted, and this one was a very long time within the making. In a press release, the Wayans crew sounds excited to be reunited for this mission and likewise stay up for beginning this journey with the brand new Miramax.

“We couldn’t be extra excited to be part of the brand new
Scary Film
and work with one another once more. It is a franchise we created greater than 20 years in the past. We keep in mind folks laughing within the aisles and hope to see that occur once more. We stay up for working with Jonathan Glickman and his crew on the new Miramax to carry these laughs to theaters, the place they belong. It’s a double reunion.”