Scary Movie (2026)
Scary Movie is a 2026 comedy movie directed by Michael Tiddes and Marlon Wayans, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Anna Faris.
Twenty-six years after she first outran a masked killer, Cindy Campbell gets dragged back into the same nightmare when the knife-wielding figure resurfaces. The Wayans brothers reboot their spoof franchise with the original crew reunited: Cindy, Ray Wilkins, and siblings Shorty and Brenda. Anna Faris and Regina Hall return alongside Marlon and Shawn Wayans, aiming the parody at whatever horror the last two decades produced. Directed by Michael Tiddes and written by the Wayans team, it plays as a straight throwback to the loose, joke-a-second style of the first two films. No horror property is safe.
Quick answers
What is Scary Movie about?
Twenty-six years after she first outran a masked killer, Cindy Campbell gets dragged back into the same nightmare when the knife-wielding figure resurfaces. The Wayans brothers reboot their spoof franchise with the original crew reunited: Cindy, Ray Wilkins, and siblings Shorty and Brenda. Anna Faris and Regina Hall return alongside Marlon and Shawn Wayans, aiming the parody at whatever horror the last two decades produced. Directed by Michael Tiddes and written by the Wayans team, it plays as a straight throwback to the loose, joke-a-second style of the first two films. No horror property is safe.
When was Scary Movie released?
Scary Movie was released on 3 June 2026.
How long is Scary Movie?
Scary Movie runs 1h 36m.
Who made Scary Movie?
Scary Movie was directed by Michael Tiddes, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans.
Cast
- Marlon Wayans as Shorty / 'Joe' / 'Tiffany' / Count Brolock
- Shawn Wayans as Ray
- Anna Faris as Cindy
- Regina Hall as Brenda
- Olivia Rose Keegan as Sara
- Savannah Lee Nassif as Tuesday
- Cameron Scott Roberts as Jack
- Sydney Park as DEI
- Gregg Wayans as Brad
- Benny Zielke as Jess
- Ruby Snowber as Elle
- Dave Sheridan as Doofy / Ghostface (voice)
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A few thoughts on Scary Movie
Horror fans who enjoy the roast can pick up Horror Movie, Paul Tremblay's novel about a cursed low-budget slasher, or Grady Hendrix's Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, which runs scares and dark comedy side by side. The films it mocks trace back to slasher fiction like the Fear Street books, and Stephen King's Pet Sematary is the straight-faced version of the dread being parodied.
Horror spoofs that send up the slasher formula
The Wayans reboot puts Cindy Campbell back in front of a masked killer and aims its jokes at whatever horror the last two decades produced. These share its joke-a-second approach, riffing on the setups and screams of mainstream horror while barely bothering with a plot of their own.
Slasher sequels that keep the masked-killer franchise going
Scary Movie only works because you already know the movies it is mocking. These are the straight-faced slasher entries it feeds on: recurring masked figures, returning survivors, and the long-running series that keep dragging their heroes back to the same nightmare.
Meta horror that knows the rules of the genre
Cindy has survived this exact plot before and she knows it. These stories are just as self-aware, built around characters who understand horror conventions and comment on them, whether they are trapped inside a slasher, filming one, or trying to break the formula from the inside.
Campy horror comedies that play scares for laughs
Beyond parody, Scary Movie belongs to a messier tradition of horror that goes for gross-out gags over dread. These lean into rubber monsters, splatter, and deliberate bad taste, treating the whole genre as a sandbox for jokes rather than something to take seriously.