Scary Movie 6: Release Date, Cast And Other Things We Know About The Horror Spoof Sequel

I really cannot think of a better time for Hollywood to come out with Scary Movie 6 than now. Not only is the parody genre in the middle of a major comeback, but we are pretty much living in the next golden age of great horror movies. A little more than a quarter-century after the Scary Movie franchise launched with one of the wildest (or at least raunchiest) spoof films of all time, it’s coming back with a vengeance.

With the return of much of the OG cast, a new slate of films to tear apart, and the return of that masked killer who loves saying “Wazzup?!?”, there’s so much to look forward to this summer. That said, here’s everything we know about Scary Movie 6, including its release date, blood-soaked trailer, cast, and which new horror movies could possibly be getting knocked down a size this summer.

What Is The Scary Movie 6 Release Date?

Scary Movie 6 has been confirmed to hit theaters on June 5, 2026. We first caught word of the franchise’s return during Paramount’s panel at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas. The franchise’s latest installment, and first in 13 years, will share a date on the 2026 movie schedule with the new Masters of the Universe movie and Animal Friends.

Who Is In The Scary Movie 6 Cast?

When Scary Movie 6 comes around this June, it will see some of the OG members of the cast return in the roles they made famous 26 years earlier. In November 2025, Deadline reported that a large portion of the original cast (at least from the first two films) would be returning for the new movie. That’s not all, as there will be some new additions when this one comes out this summer.

• Anna Faris
• Regina Hall
• Marlon Wayans
• Shawn Wayans
• Lochyln Munro
• Dave Sheridan
• Jon Abrahams
• Cheri Oteri
• Chris Elliott
• Heidi Gardner
• Olivia Rose Keegan
• Savannah Lee Nassif
• Cameron Scott Roberts
• Sydney Park
• Gregg Wayans
• Ruby Snowber
• Benny Zielke

The Scary Movie 6 Trailer

After being shown off before opening weekend screenings of Scream 7, Paramount Pictures gave the rest of the world its first proper look at the Scary Movie 6 trailer in early March 2026, and boy, was it something. As has been the case with the franchise for the past quarter-century, the movie looks like it’s going to be a wild, raucous, and unhinged parody film making fun of anyone and everyone:

It isn’t just new and iconic horror franchises taking a hit in the hilarious and incredibly violent two-minute trailer, as the Wayans Brothers are coming for pop culture icons, cultural movements, and pretty much anything with a pulse. That said, everything looks like it’s going to be done in good fun, which is going to make this one of the wildest and bloodiest theater experiences of the summer.

What Scary Movie 6 Is About

So, what is Scary Movie 6 going to be about? Well, after many months of hearing that the latest entry in the long-running franchise would turn its attention to modern horror flicks like Sinners and Longlegs on top of all-time classics, Paramount Pictures has finally announced what’s going to happen this June:

While that doesn’t give too much away about the Scary Movie 6 story, it does make it seem like the OG cast (as well as some new additions) are going to be taking aim at all kinds of slashers, supernatural horror flicks, and everything else under the sun as they evade the masked killer that’s been haunting them for two-and-a-half decades at this point.

The Wayans Brothers Co-Wrote Scary Movie 6

Perhaps the most exciting news regarding this sequel so far is the Wayans Brothers’ involvement with Scary Movie 6. The 2000 franchise starter is one of the best movies by any Wayans family member, having been directed by In Living Color cast member and creator Keenen Ivory Wayans and starring his brothers, Shawn and Marlon, who also co-wrote the film with several others, including Rick Alvarez.

Ivory Wayans won’t be directing this time around, but don’t worry, as Michael Tiddes, best known for comedies like A Haunted House and Fifty Shades of Black, will be sitting in the director’s chair.

What Will Scary Movie 6 Be Rated?

While the first two movies in the Scary Movie franchise earned their R-ratings, the next three installments went for a slightly toned-down approach and were rated PG-13. An official rating has yet to be announced, but based on what Marlon Wayans has made it sound like, the creative team is going back to old ways for this one. In March 2025, Wayans told People, "We got the gloves off," adding that they are going for a tone that will earn an R-rating, which means it would be the first in the franchise to do so since the second installment.

In a subsequent interview with EW that September, the HIM star teased that the movie will be “no holds barred and equal opportunity offenders,” meaning nothing is off the table. Again, no rating has been announced (I even checked the MPA’s website), but it’s hard to imagine a world in which this doesn’t get an R rating after that bloody and bonkers trailer. Now I’m just wondering how far the Wayans brothers and company are going to push things this summer.

How To Watch The First Five Scary Movies

If you’re in the mood for some lewd, crude, and no-holds-barred horror comedies, the Scary Movie franchise is going to do the trick. That said, with a little more than three months until the sixth installment hits the big screen, now is the perfect time to start that marathon you’ve been putting off all this time. Best of all, a large chunk of the series can be watched with a Paramount+ subscription right now!

What Classic Horror Movies Has The Franchise Spoofed So Far?

Scary Movie

The Scream movies were the primary target of the original Scary Movie (which, coincidentally, was the original working title for director Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher revival). Of course, it also borrowed the plot and key moments from other ‘90s slashers like I Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as contemporary films like The Matrix.

Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2 shifted its main focus from slashers to haunted house movies like The Amityville Horror and House on Haunted Hill, but also opened with a parody of one of the best horror movies of the 1970s, The Exorcist. The movie, which added “Take my strong hand” to the collective consciousness, also took shots at Charlie’s Angels, Hollow Man, and Dude, Where’s My Car?, to name only a few.

Scary Movie 3

The third installment takes aim at alien invasion movies — specifically M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs — but is also heavily inspired by Gore Verbinski’s 2002 remake of the classic Japanese horror movie, The Ring. Not for nothing, Scary Movie 3 had a recurring gag where Camryn Manheim’s hat got larger each time her character appeared on screen, and that remains one of the funniest gags of all time.

Scary Movie 4

The fourth Scary Movie also pokes fun at a popular sci-fi movie, Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, but also heavily references the Saw movies and another J-horror remake, 2004’s The Grudge.

Scary Movie V

Scary Movie V lifts a lot from the likes of Inception, The Cabin in the Woods, Black Swan, and Fifty Shades of Grey, but also largely incorporates elements of the Paranormal Activity movies.

Outside of a possible second trailer, some TV spots, and online promo videos, this is probably everything that we’ll find out about Scary Movie 6 before its June 12, 2026, debut. That said, start counting down the days until we’re yelling “Wazzup?!?” on a phone like it’s 2000 all over again.