Marlon Wayans Will Make White Chicks 2 Next—But Scary Movie 6 Has To Hit Big First

Marlon Wayans has his next move lined up: if Scary Movie 6 is a hit, the long-awaited White Chicks 2 is next.

Marlon Wayans says he wants to put the heels back on. Whether White Chicks 2 actually happens, though, depends on another blast-from-the-past sequel landing first.

White Chicks 2 rides on Scary Movie 6

On a recent podcast, Wayans said the fan pressure for a follow-up never stops, and he put the ball squarely in the court of his next spoof.

"[Fans always ask] 'When are you doing the sequel?' They love that movie. And so, if Scary Movie 6 does well like we think it does, then we'll be back real hard next with White Chicks 2."

He also dropped a rollout nugget: the first trailer for Scary Movie 6 will play before Scream 7 on February 27. That pairing is about as on-brand as it gets.

A quick refresher on the original

White Chicks sent Marlon and Shawn Wayans undercover as two FBI brothers who transform into white women to protect a pair of hotel heiresses from a kidnapping scheme targeting socialites. Yes, the premise is exactly as chaotic as you remember. Critics dragged it back in 2004, but audiences showed up anyway: the movie pulled in over $113 million worldwide.

Wayans on why he thinks this comedy lane still matters

He has been vocal about the appetite for broad, provocative comedy, especially in the last few years.

"I don't know what planet we're on, where you think people don't need laughter, and that people need to be censored and canceled. If a joke is gonna get me canceled, thank you for doing me that favor... I ain't listening to this damn generation."

The prestige pitch you probably did not have on your bingo card

Daniel Scheinert, who co-directed Everything Everywhere All at Once, once floated a wildly different take: a hard-R, awards-aimed White Chicks remake starring the original cast. As he put it:

"It would be about gender and race relations in the 21st century, starring the Wayans Brothers... I don't know if you have seen White Chicks lately, but it has a lot of meat to it and explores everything, like class, gender, race, the handicapped, age."

So the path is pretty simple: if Scary Movie 6 pops, White Chicks 2 is next. Until then, dust off the Vanessa Carlton and practice your arm choreography. You in?