Is Offensive Comedy Making A Comeback? Marlon Wayans Promises ‘Scary Movie’ Resurgence Will “Cancel Cancel-Culture”

Political correctness nearly snuffed out comedy. Now, the same institutions that suppressed it are reluctantly bringing it back.

Looks like comedy’s back on the menu, boys. That’s what actor, comedian, and Scary Movie alum Marlon Wayans teases with the return of the titular franchise’s sixth installment. Despite being the sixth film, which Marlon has dubbed a “rebooquel,” something of a reboot sequel hybrid, it’s been a hot minute both for the franchise and its central stars. The last entry, Scary Movie 5, was the first attempt to ditch the cast that made the franchise famous for a new cast of characters, bombing with a 3.6 IMDb rating and stopping the spoofing empire dead in its tracks for thirteen years.

Scary Movie was originally something of a Wayans family project. The first two films were directed and co-written by Keenen Ivory Wayans, while Shawn and Marlon Wayans were co-writers and actors in the main cast. However, due to creative differences with executive producer and Dimension Films founder Bob Weinstein, brother of Harvey Weinstein, the Wayans exited the franchise after the series’ second installment in 2001. Though Anna Faris and Regina Hall stuck it out for another two films, Scary Movie 6 sees the return of the original gang all together for the first time in 25 years.