Actresses Regina Corridor and Anna Faris, famend for his or her roles within the unique Scary Film franchise, are set to reprise their characters Brenda and Cindy, respectively, within the upcoming reboot by the Wayans Brothers.
Expressing their pleasure, Corridor and Faris acknowledged, “We’re thrilled to deliver Brenda and Cindy again to life and reunite with our great buddies Keenen, Shawn, and Marlon — three males we’d actually die for (in Brenda’s case, once more).” This new installment marks a major reunion, because it brings the Wayans brothers collectively for the primary time in 18 years to craft a wholly new, unique script for the collection. They’re co-writing the Miramax manufacturing alongside Rick Alvarez. Filming is scheduled to start in October, aiming for a worldwide theatrical launch on June 12, 2026, via Paramount. Miramax holds a first-look cope with Paramount, additional supporting the mission.
Timing is essential in comedy, and the discharge of a brand new Scary Film feels completely timed amid this 12 months’s oversaturation of horror movies. The franchise, which grossed practically $900 million globally, was initially created by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Keenen directed and wrote the primary two movies and can return as a producer for this upcoming entry. Marlon and Shawn additionally wrote and starred within the preliminary installments. The sixth movie within the collection can be directed by Michael Tiddes, a longtime collaborator of the Wayans, who started as an assistant on White Chicks. Tiddes has directed a number of Wayans initiatives, together with the satirical horror comedy A Haunted Home and Netflix hits Bare and Sextuplets. He’s represented by Artists First and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.
Govt producers embrace Miramax’s Jonathan Glickman, Alexandra Loewy, and Thomas Zadra.
The Scary Film franchise debuted in 2000, shortly turning into one of many highest-grossing R-rated horror-comedy collection, with the primary movie setting a field workplace file for an R-rated horror film at $42.5 million on opening weekend. The collection has launched 5 movies to date.
Regina Corridor, represented by the Unbiased Artist Group, can also be starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Warner Bros. movie One Battle After One other, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, scheduled for launch on September 26. She’s additionally a part of Nick Stoller’s Judgment Day with Will Ferrell and Zac Efron, presently in manufacturing for Peacock’s The 5 Star Weekend, sharing the display with Jennifer Garner, Chloë Sevigny, Gemma Chan, and Timothy Olyphant. Moreover, Corridor will voice a personality in The SpongeBob Film: Seek for SquarePants, alongside Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro, George Lopez, and Ice Spice.
Anna Faris, represented by Gersh, Vary Media Companions, and Sloane, Supply, Weber & Dern, gained fame via her position within the Scary Film collection and has since starred in and produced movies corresponding to The Home Bunny and Greg Araki’s Smiley Face. She’s set to star in Spa Weekend. Her different notable credit embrace The Dictator, Overboard, Simply Associates, and Oscar-winning titles Brokeback Mountain and Misplaced in Translation. Faris additionally starred for eight seasons on CBS’s Mother with Allison Janney and made memorable appearances on Associates and Entourage. She can also be the creator of the bestselling memoir Unqualified.
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