Summary
- Anna Faris is open to returning for the
Scary Movie
reboot, with Regina Hall’s return and money being her main conditions. - The future horror-comedy reboot could focus on new characters, allowing for a potential return of original actors Faris and Hall to pass the torch, as the recent
Scream
franchise revival did. - Given the recent
Scream
movies have also kept the legacy characters in danger, the
Scary Movie
reboot could also deliver a fun twist in killing off Faris and Hall’s characters.
After having led the first four movies in the franchise, Anna Faris reveals her conditions to return for the Scary Movie reboot. Originally developed by Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, the movie series has served as a parody of some of the biggest horror movies of their respective years, ranging from the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer-driven first movie to House on Haunted Hill, Signs, The Ring and The Grudge, among many others. Over a decade after the poor response to the fifth installment, it was announced that Paramount was developing a Scary Movie reboot for a late 2025 release.
During a recent interview with PEOPLE for her role in My Spy: The Eternal City, Faris was asked whether she would be interested in returning for the Scary Movie reboot. The actor confirmed that she would be open to returning to the horror-comedy franchise, though had two major conditions for doing so, including the return of another original actor. See what Faris said below:
I would love to reprise [my role]. I would love to work with Regina again. I just love her so much. We would make each other giggle all day long. Regina Hall would be my answer. And money. But mostly all Regina!
Faris & Hall’s Scary Movie Returns Could Work (Thanks To A Recent Horror Hit)
Even after the shift in creative direction from the Wayans brothers to Airplane!‘s David Zucker, future Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin and The Naked Gun‘s Pat Proft, Faris and Regina Hall still remained the faces of the Scary Movie franchise as original final girl Cindy Campbell and her best friend Brenda Meeks. Unlike Cindy, though, Hall’s character fell victim to the foes of both the first and third movies, with the second and fourth installments humorously shrugging off her demises and bringing her back to their respective stories.
The first three
Scary Movie
installments are available to stream on Max.
While the new Scary Movie is being described as a reboot of the franchise, should it instead serve as a revival primarily focused on new characters, this could open the door for both Faris and Hall to return. Prior to the 2022 movie’s release, Scream was inconsistently reported to be both a revival and a continuation. Upon its arrival, it was ultimately confirmed to be a fourth sequel and saw the returns of Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley, Marley Shelton’s Judy Hicks, Skeet Ulrich’s Billy Loomis and Heather Matarazzo’s Martha Meeks.
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A reboot of Scary Movie is in the works and, from Midsommar to Talk to Me, there are plenty of recent horror films that are ripe for parody.
Given the Scary Movie reboot is coming in the wake of the Scream franchise’s successful revival, it seems likely the film will parody the recent installments to some degree, and, as such, could pull from their playbook to bring Faris and Hall back. Whether the original actors return for nostalgic cameos or to pass the torch on to a new generation, it would be a fun way to tie the movies together. With Scream star Melissa Barrera also expressing an eagerness to join the reboot, the next Scary Movie could deliver many hilarious twists on the final girl trope.
Source: PEOPLE
