{"id":235155,"date":"2026-04-02T17:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=235155"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:04:48","slug":"anna-faris-was-shocked-the-wayans-brothers-asked-her-to-return-to-scary-movie-after-not-seeing-them-since-2002-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=235155","title":{"rendered":"Anna Faris Was &#8216;Shocked&#8217; the Wayans Brothers Asked Her to Return to \u201cScary Movie \u201dAfter Not Seeing Them Since 2002 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Anna Faris tells PEOPLE she was &#8216;shocked&#8217; to get a call from the Wayans brothers asking her to do the sixth\u00a0<em>Scary Movie<\/em>\u00a0film<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Faris said that she never got the chance to thank them for casting her in the film<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The actress opened up about her Candy Crush takeover<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">Anna Faris\u00a0is ready to drive back into\u00a0<em>Scary Movie\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 but she was \u2018shocked\u2019 when\u00a0the Wayans brothers\u00a0gave her a call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">Faris, 49, tells PEOPLE, \u201cI haven&#8217;t seen the Wayans brothers since 2002.\u201d Shawn Wayans had the original idea for the film and wrote it with his brother Marlon. \u201cWhen they left the franchise, I was still under contract for\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 3.<\/em>\u00a0When they called me, I was shocked and immediately thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">Shawn, 55, and Marlon, 53, wrote\u00a0the original\u00a0<em>Scary Movie<\/em>\u00a0in 2000 and the sequel, 2001\u2019s\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 2<\/em>. They were fired before\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 3<\/em>\u00a0came out in 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI couldn&#8217;t believe it,\u201d Faris continues. \u201cI couldn&#8217;t believe that there was a world where I would be feeling so good about doing\u00a0<em>Scary Movies<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 not just good, like great.\u201d She says that there is something &#8220;healing&#8221; about everyone coming to be together again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pnrADGTr9NQ0YoFufv7GSA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/14da7e0e01e246d61fb3e65ad9222bc6\" alt=\"Regina Hall (left) and Anna Faris in &amp;#39;Scary Movie 3&amp;#39;Credit: Marni Grossman\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"10\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div><strong><i>Regina Hall (left) and Anna Faris\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAnd that in and of itself is, for me, a personal celebration because I got to thank them,\u201d she explains. \u201cI&#8217;d never thanked them properly. It felt like the Wayans brothers were casting me. And this time, I got to thank them and feel like I wasn&#8217;t gonna get fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">Faris says that she was \u201cjust so scared\u201d she was going to be fired because she had \u201cno body of work behind me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI didn&#8217;t even have an agent,\u201d she explains.\u00a0<em>Scary Movie<\/em>\u00a0was Faris\u2019 first major acting job. She played Cindy Campbell and was based on horror protagonists like\u00a0Sidney Prescott in\u00a0<em>Scream<\/em>\u00a0and Julie James in<em>\u00a0I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em>. After\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 3<\/em>, she returned for one more film, 2006\u2019s\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 4<\/em>. She decided not to return for 2013\u2019s\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">Cindy, Faris says, \u201csteps into her own, and it feels so good. 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The Wayans brothers were arguing with the Weinsteins about their deals, and on Christmas Eve they learned someone else would be writing\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe probably could have sued or whatever, but part of us was like, \u2018All you can do is allow us to create something new,\u2019 \u201d Marlon said. \u201cI could write a book on that whole thing, honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>Scary Movie 6\u00a0<\/em>will reunite Faris and\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10Kn5z-_AxdERPgdCBGPBfLXJs4ScmfzBlsJwxUmi1YY\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Regina Hall, who played Brenda Meeks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Regina Hall, who played Brenda Meeks&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"44\">Regina Hall, who played Brenda Meeks<\/a> in the first four films. The movie will be released in theaters June 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">The\u00a0<em>House Bunny\u00a0<\/em>star also spoke to PEOPLE about her\u00a0Candy Crush\u00a0takeover. On March 31, she attended the Los Angeles Clippers game undercover as Candy Crush\u2019s Bubblegum Troll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201c[I] get to essentially become part of a game that I love to play,\u201d she says. \u201cI get to bring joy and playfulness to a huge crowd of people. I&#8217;m thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">She jokes that she wasn\u2019t sure Candy Crush knew she\u2019s 49 years old. \u201cI still get to have this childlike, fun, energetic experience and I&#8217;m thrilled.\u201d She says the last 18 months, including filming\u00a0<em>Scary Movie 6<\/em>, have been \u201cabsolutely transformative\u201d for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI am feeling so grateful that I am in a position where people, when they see me, if they do recognize me, they usually smile,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cThey&#8217;re usually like, \u2018Oh yeah, I think that&#8217;s that girl who did that dumb thing.\u2019\u00a0 I&#8217;m really embracing that. 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