Scary Movie 6 Trailer Drops Today — Wayans Bros Are Back, June 12 Release Date Locked, and Nothing Is Sacred
Scary Movie 6 just got real. The official trailer for the long-awaited sixth installment of the Scary Movie franchise dropped online today, Monday, March 2, 2026 ET — and the internet is already losing its mind. Thirteen years after the widely panned Scary Movie 5 nearly killed the franchise for good, the Wayans brothers are back, the Core Four is reunited, and no horror movie is safe.
Scary Movie 6 Trailer Officially Released Today — March 2, 2026
The Scary Movie 6 trailer was released online on Monday, March 2, 2026 ET, following a theatrical-first rollout that gave moviegoers an early look at the footage before its wide online debut.
The Scary Movie 6 trailer is getting perfect placement in cinemas — it is playing ahead of Scream 7, making this potentially the first time a film opens in theaters attached to a trailer for another movie that is actively mocking its franchise. The meta-irony is not lost on anyone.
Scary Movie 6 Release Date Is June 12, 2026 — Wide Theatrical
The Scary Movie 6 release date is June 12, 2026, with the film scheduled for a wide theatrical release across the United States under Paramount Pictures, distributed through Miramax's first-look deal with the studio.
The mid-June timing is deliberate — teens are out of school, summer travel ramps up, and studios traditionally target big opening weekends in that window. For a comedy built on rapid-fire references, opening early in the season also gives it room to run before late-summer releases tighten competition.
Official Title Is Simply Scary Movie — Not Scary Movie 6
While the project has been widely called Scary Movie 6, the official title revealed today is simply Scary Movie. This makes sense as the new film is the first entry in 13 years, giving the latest installment plenty of fresh territory to mock without the weight of a number attached.
The official plot framing: twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer — Ghostface — the Core Four are back in the killer's crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe. Nothing is sacred, no trope survives, and every line gets crossed.
Full Cast — Anna Faris, Regina Hall, and the Wayans Brothers Reunite
Scary Movie 6 stars Marlon Wayans as Shorty, Shawn Wayans as Ray, Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell, and Regina Hall as Brenda Meeks — the original Core Four returning together for the first time since Scary Movie 4 in 2006.
Also reprising their roles are Jon Abrahams as Bobby Prinze, Lochlyn Munro as Greg Phillippe, Dave Sheridan as Doofy Gilmore, Cheri Oteri, and Chris Elliott. New additions include Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans, and SNL's Heidi Gardner. Felissa Rose, known for her work in the Terrifier universe, also appears in a standout sequence.
Every Horror Movie Scared Movie 6 Is Parodying
The Scary Movie 6 trailer teases direct spoofs of Get Out, the Terrifier films, M3GAN, Wednesday, and of course the Scream franchise — which inspired the original Scary Movie alongside the first I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The full confirmed Scary Movie 6 spoof list also includes Sinners, Weapons, The Substance, Scream 5, Scream VI, and Longlegs — a sprawling target list that takes aim at over a decade of horror history in a single film. A trimmed-down Terrifier 3 sequence featuring Art the Clown in a controversial mall scene was initially cut but later reinstated.
The Wayans Brothers Return as Writers — First Collaboration in 17 Years
Scary Movie 6 is written by Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Ivory Wayans alongside Rick Alvarez — marking the first Wayans collaboration in 17 years since they co-wrote Scary Movie 2 in 2001. Michael Tiddes directs, having previously worked with Marlon Wayans on several prior projects.
The film was produced at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, with Original Film's Neal H. Moritz and Marlon Wayans' Ugly Baby Productions label co-producing. Miramax is fully financing the project.
Scary Movie 6 Sets Up a Summer Comedy Referendum
Scary Movie 6 isn't just another sequel — it is a test of whether the spoof format can still feel sharp in a culture that processes jokes at internet speed. The Scary Movie 6 release date of June 12 is locked, the franchise is back, and the summer comedy calendar just got significantly louder.
After the seven-year gap that followed the widely criticized Scary Movie 5, the franchise sat dormant for over a decade. Scary Movie 3 is widely considered the franchise's best entry, and the pressure is now on the Wayans to match — or surpass — that benchmark in the eyes of a new generation of horror fans.
