Eleven years after the final film in the Scary Movie franchise, Scream 5, was released in theaters, the franchise is getting a new start. The new interpretation of the well-known property was presented by Paramount Pictures at CinemaCon on Thursday, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
According to the site, the film will be distributed by Paramount, and Miramax will be involved in funding it. The autumn is anticipated to be the time when production on the picture, which will be produced by Neal H. Moritz, will get underway. It was Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans that were responsible for the development of Scary Movie.
In the first two editions of the franchise, they took on the roles of writer and director. In addition, Marlon and Shawn had roles in the first two films of the series. The film Scary Movie was released on July 7, 2000, and it was a spoof of popular horror films that were produced at the time, such as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Not only Marlon and Shawn were featured in the movie, but also Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, Reginal Hall, and Kurt Fuller were involved in the production.
The movie Scary Movie was a big success all over the world, grossing more than $278 million at the box office. In addition to Marlon, Shawn, Anna, and Regina, the cast of Scary Movie 2 also included Tori Spelling, Andy Richter, Natasha Lyonne, and Chris Elliott. The film was released on July 4, 2001. In addition to other horror films, the movie made fun of The Haunting, The Exorcist, and The Amityville Horror.
A number of actors, including Charlie Sheen, Simone Rex, Leslie Nielson, Queen Latifah, Pamela Anderson, Kevin Hart, and others, appeared in the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, which was released on October 24, 2003. Anna and Regina continued their roles in the film. It was on April 14, 2006 that Scary Movie 4 was released, and it featured not only Anna, Regina, Leslie, and Carmen, but also Molly Shannon, Bull Pullman, and other actors.
In 2013, on April 12th, Scary Movie 5 made its premiere. Simon, Heather Locklear, Katrina Bowden, Erica Ash, and Ashley Tisdale are the actors that star in this production. Scary 1 and 2 were directed by Keenen, while David Zucker was in charge of directing Scary 3 and 4, and Malcolm D. Lee was in charge of directing Scary 5.