It would appear that the Wayans family has another hit on its hands, as Scary Movie opened to big numbers this past weekend. The sixth installment in the long-running horror parody franchise not only marks a new chapter in the franchise but also the Wayans’ return to the IP. Although the OG film was originally conceived by brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans and directed by their brother, Keenen, the family soon lost creative control of the property. Now, Marlon is getting real about having their creation “stripped” away from them.
Shawn Wayans initially had the idea to do a film that spoofed slasher movies and, in time, he recruited Marlon and some of their writing partners to draft up a script. That eventually resulted in 2000’s Scary Movie, which scared up $278 million worldwide at the box office against a reported $19 million production budget. The film’s success spawned Scary Movie 2, which was released in 2001 and grossed over $141 million globally against a $45 million budget.
