Scary Movie 6 Trailer Leaves No Place to Hide

Well, that escalated quickly. The Wayans family just hauled the Scary Movie brand out of storage, dusted it off, and stuffed it with basically everyone you remember from the first one. And yes, even that wild card from Scary Movie 2 is back.

The trailer goes for the jugular

The new footage kicks off with a wink at Scream VI's subway sequence, only now the car is crawling with horror icons and lookalikes. It wastes no time making it clear that the movie is swinging with the same unfiltered, gleefully rude energy that launched the franchise, including an early gag built around gender identity. Subtle? Absolutely not. Effective? Also yes.

About that title

It is not called Scary Movie 6. It is just Scary Movie. Feels intentional on two fronts: duck the entries that came after the Wayans left, and echo the whole trend where legacy sequels reuse the original title. Scream did it. Now Scary Movie is parodying the parody.

What they say this one is

"Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer ('Ghostface'), the Core Four are back in the killer's crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe."

Translation: Marlon Wayans' Shorty, Shawn Wayans' Ray, Anna Faris' Cindy, and Regina Hall's Brenda reunite to roast every modern horror trend they can get their hands on: reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything flaunting 'legacy' branding, and every so-called 'final chapter' that obviously is not final.

"Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed."

"The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture."

Nostalgia overload, with reinforcements

The not-so-secret weapon is the returning ensemble. The original core is back, and then the movie stacks even more familiar faces on top. One especially fun pull: Chris Elliott returns as his Scary Movie 2 character, which tells you exactly how deep this sequel plans to dig into its own past.

Who is doing what

• Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Dave Sheridan, Heidi Gardner, Lochlyn Munro, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, and Sydney Park
• Writers: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez
• Director: Michael Tiddes (Keenen Ivory Wayans is not directing this time)
• Producers: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez

The read

This is the full-circle victory lap fans of the first film have been waiting for: the original minds writing it, the original faces front and center, and a target list that basically includes the entire modern horror machine. If the trailer is any indication, the franchise that once made a sport of crossing lines is aiming to draw new ones just so it can sprint over them again.