Hollywood’s premiere horror spoof franchise is lastly coming again. “Scary Film 6” is heading our method this summer season, and Paramount Photos has launched the primary trailer for the long-awaited sequel. Correctly, the studio premiered it theatrically alongside “Scream 7,” which has been met with blended reactions out of the gate. Even so, since this property began as one thing of a response to the unique “Scream” movie trilogy, it feels becoming to convey Anna Faris’ Cindy Campbell again now.
Essentially the most noteworthy factor about “Scary Film 6” is that it is going totally R-rated like the primary two movies within the franchise. That additionally looks as if a clever transfer within the aftermath of 2013’s “Scary Film 5,” a PG-13 comedy (like “Scary Film 3” and “Scary Film 4” earlier than it) that carries an abysmal 4% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and killed the property on the time. However with horror flicks largely thriving within the right here and now, Paramount felt this was the second to convey the “Scary Film” model again to life. No less than this new installment seems to be like a greater assortment of gags than the earlier “Scary Film” sequels.
Faris, as talked about, is again as Cindy, together with her pal Regina Corridor equally returning as Brenda for an additional spherical of horrific and hilarious shenanigans. Certainly, Faris beforehand stated that she would solely make one other “Scary Film” sequel if Corridor was concerned as properly. Paramount, the Wayans brothers (i.e. the franchise’s unique artistic architects), and director Michael Tiddes (“A Haunted Home”) have been very happy to oblige. So, right here we’re.
Different acquainted faces embrace Marlon Wayans as Shorty Meeks, Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins, Jon Abrahams as Bobby Prinze, Lochlyn Munro as Greg Phillippe, Dave Sheridan as Officer Doofy Gilmore, and Cheri Oteri as Gail Hailstorm.
Scary Film 6 is spoofing many years’ price of horror motion pictures
Marlon Wayans beforehand revealed that “Scary Film 6” will spoof a wide range of traditional fashionable horror motion pictures. In actual fact, the movie’s trailer reveals a downright laundry listing of titles which might be getting the spoof therapy. Together with an prolonged homage to “Scream VI,” we additionally get tastes of the film’s parody of “Sinners,” “Get Out,” “M3GAN,” “Wednesday,” “Smile,” and way more. Cindy is even proven going full-on Laurie Strode from 2018’s “Halloween.” It is lots.
One main profit this film has is that there is no scarcity of fabric to work with. One situation the “Scary Film” franchise bumped into at a sure level is that it was a cat chasing its personal tail. It needed to keep present, however there was solely a lot gas to go round. On this case, although, the filmmakers have a full decade (and alter) of contemporary horror movies to spin into comedy gold, along with beforehand untapped classics.
That, coupled with the R score, might be why this “Scary Film 6” trailer would not warrant an enormous eye roll. It makes the movie appear to be the appropriate mix of low artwork humor and wit that permits a superb spoof to work.
Extra broadly, theatrical comedy is not in an important place proper now. It’s extremely powerful for something apart from a rom-com to do enterprise on the field workplace. Final yr’s “The Bare Gun” delivered the most important, silliest laughs in years, rebooting a once-mighty spoof franchise. That labored fairly properly, and Paramount seems to be attempting to execute one thing comparable right here. Whether or not it would succeed stays to be seen, however primarily based on its trailer, this one may pan out.
“Scary Film 6” hits theaters on June 12, 2026.
