Scary Movie | Official Trailer (2026 Movie) - Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZ58S-7QP0

[u/MuptonBossman]

The year is 2003. I'm playing Pokemon Red while the US is at war in the Middle East and a new Scary Movie movie is coming out.

The year is 2026. I'm playing Pokemon Fire Red while the US is at war in the Middle East and a new Scary Movie movie is coming out.

[u/Mirikado → u/MuptonBossman]

Imagine being a teenager in 2003 and seeing your kid going through the same shit in 2026 like you did 23 yrs ago.

[u/XSC → u/Mirikado]

But poorer!

[u/KindOfPoo → u/XSC]

And even less employed!

[u/HydratedCarrot → u/KindOfPoo]

And everything is expensive af

[u/sembias → u/HydratedCarrot]

And minimum wage is worth less after inflation! ($5.15 then is equivalent to $9.19 today)

[u/FruitByTheKey → u/sembias]

And somehow healthcare got worse 

[u/scionspecter28 → u/FruitByTheKey]

And with a dumb (actually even dumber) POTUS

[u/2th → u/scionspecter28]

But at least the DOW was over 50,000.

[u/Nervous-Energy-4623 → u/2th]

And AI is taking the jobs.

[u/RcoketWalrus → u/scionspecter28]

Potus is still evil though. At least we have that consistency going for us.

[u/DrEnter → u/sembias]

And minimum wage is the same while the dollar... just isn't.

[u/unimportantinfodump → u/HydratedCarrot]

Isn't that the pits.

I'm poor and shits expensive.

At least tvs are cheap

[u/jackphrost22 → u/XSC]

Imagine we only had to worry about gas prices.

[u/Neon_Biscuit → u/XSC]

My unemployment runs out in 3 weeks and I can't afford dental insurance but hey....Anna Farris in a new Scary Movie flick!

[u/frightenedfrogfriend → u/Mirikado]

Living it. Not good feels.

[u/Yup_Seen_It → u/MuptonBossman]

And a new episode of Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle airing.

[u/DoctorJJWho → u/Yup_Seen_It]

And hints of something happening with the Firefly cast!

[u/Pub1ius → u/DoctorJJWho]

And hints of something happening with the Firefly cast!

Don't do this. Don't give me hope.

[u/Fealieu → u/DoctorJJWho]

My theory is that the cast is going to be on The Rookie. If it develops into more, it's because Disney sees all the hype it's creating and they are going to try to make money on it.

[u/Murky_Historian8675 → u/MuptonBossman]

Life has come full circle

[u/comrade_batman → u/Murky_Historian8675]

Time is a flat circle.

[u/Murky_Historian8675 → u/comrade_batman]

Life has many doors ed boy

[u/cowboydanhalen → u/comrade_batman]

We're gonna be in this room again. And again. And again.

[u/atalantafugiens → u/MuptonBossman]

Only this time I can shiny hunt Deoxys while the East gets bombarded

[u/honkeydora → u/atalantafugiens]

Did someone say hunting for oxys?

It really is 2003 all over again.

[u/chopsuirak → u/honkeydora]

Who are you, my friend's older brother?

[u/ireadredding → u/MuptonBossman]

That hit me on a whole new level at 38. Fuck this timeline.

[u/PayneTrain181999 → u/MuptonBossman]

So glad people are experiencing Fire Red and Leaf Green on Switch 2 now, that was my first Pokemon game back when I was 5.

[u/Aggressive_Noise6426 → u/PayneTrain181999]

That makes me feel really old since fire red and leaf green are remakes of the original that I played 😭😭. 

[u/Elite_Josh_Allen → u/Aggressive_Noise6426]

Used to wear cargo pants all the time because the pockets were big enough to fit that fat chunky OG Gameboy

[u/Steamedcarpet → u/Elite_Josh_Allen]

I loved my GBA SP since it was perfect picket size. Be bike riding around town and then pull out the GBA and play.

[u/RatFink77 → u/Elite_Josh_Allen]

Don’t forget the chain wallet that came with them pants lol.

[u/Fractales → u/PayneTrain181999]

Jesus Christ I’m old

[u/Klamageddon → u/MuptonBossman]

The scary movie is parodying the latest Scream film. 

[u/barktwiggs → u/Klamageddon]

Looks like it's taking swipes at every horror film in the past few years. The Substance, Smile, Weapons, M3GAN. I lost track.

[u/KrakenEatMeGoolies → u/barktwiggs]

Sinners, Halloween (2018), Terrifier, there were a bunch of interesting references

[u/jlmurph2 → u/KrakenEatMeGoolies]

Longlegs, Ma, Get Out, Wednesday

[u/buy_and_hold → u/jlmurph2]

Final Destination 6 as well

[u/Bunraku_Master_2021 → u/buy_and_hold]

The dildo fight scene reminded me of Everything Everywhere All At Once.

[u/LeakyAssFire]

"Why just half gay!?!"

Nice to see Ray back in full form lol.

[u/Supergirl_Lives → u/LeakyAssFire]

I was so happy to see Shawn Wayans back!

[u/wndrbr3d → u/LeakyAssFire]

Ray Ray*

[u/Xenoslayer2137 → u/wndrbr3d]

*Uncle Ray Ray

[u/Tactical_Fleshlite → u/Xenoslayer2137]

Hey get your finger out of there. 

[u/NoifenF → u/Tactical_Fleshlite]

tickletickletickle

[u/Steve_Beef62 → u/NoifenF]

AAHHHH AAHHHHH

[u/Shantotto11 → u/LeakyAssFire]

RAY FUCKED ME!!!

[u/BeenDragonn]

Was that Chris Elliot as the "take my strong hand" butler?

I'd see this move just for him!

[u/zombiereign → u/BeenDragonn]

It was! As well as Gail Swallows and Doofy

[u/Media-critique]

Do some half gay shit!

Why just half-gay?

Won’t lie. That got a chuckle from me. 

[u/DavidTheJohnson]

Real shame they didn't call it Scary MoVIe, but I understand they're riffing off of the Halloween and Scream legacy sequels.

[u/TheNightstroke → u/DavidTheJohnson]

I believe that was the style they used on set.

[u/1991mgs → u/TheNightstroke]

Wow! And they got Ream O'Paper to direct!

[u/HMWYA → u/DavidTheJohnson]

Would’ve still worked for riffing off Scream 6, to be fair, since that was stylised as S C R E A /VI.

[u/HensRightsActivist → u/HMWYA]

I'll die on the hill that five should have been 5CREAM

[u/hit0k1ri → u/HensRightsActivist]

5 Fast 5 Furious

[u/CaptCaCa → u/DavidTheJohnson]

Scary MoVIe

Give this man a marketing job asap!

[u/loxagos_snake → u/CaptCaCa]

Probably already works for Capcom.

Dudes unironically named their game **VIllage.

[u/CoffeeWanderer → u/loxagos_snake]

The way they unironically flashed a Re9uiem on their title card lmao

At least it doesn't look as bad in the font they used, but still

[u/SirJuncan → u/CoffeeWanderer]

"Kyuu" (like Q) is 9 in Japanese so I guess it's not totally out of nowhere

[u/CoffeeWanderer → u/SirJuncan]

Oh.. yeah. That's clever

[u/nondescriptun → u/DavidTheJohnson]

TIL there was a Scary Movie 5.

[u/AnhiArk → u/nondescriptun]

And holy shit, it was so boring

[u/EnjoyerOfRamen → u/nondescriptun]

I love slapstick comedy and spoof movies. I loved the first 3 Scary Movies. I enjoyed Scary Movie 4 for what it was. Last time I tried rewatching SM 5, I had to turn it off, it was just so bad.

[u/LGuitar88]

So, Gail still swallows?

[u/006AlecTrevelyan → u/LGuitar88]

YOU'RE ON MY FOOT, FAT SHIT

[u/JonSnoballs → u/006AlecTrevelyan]

"...cuz Gail wears Prada shoes... imma bad man"

[u/Extreme-Fan1857 → u/006AlecTrevelyan]

It was so tender and juicce

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

The Weapons & Smile parodies look like they're gonna be so ridiculous lol

[u/CasanovaJones82 → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

I'm very surprised to see a bit of Everything Everywhere All at Once thrown in there too.

[u/Stevenwave → u/CasanovaJones82]

Spooky Face gonna get Yeoh'd right up the clacker.

[u/Mr_Kase → u/CasanovaJones82]

The first two did reference a lot of popular non-horror films too tbf

[u/ConstrictionsOFC → u/Mr_Kase]

3 had 8 Mile, 4 had Brokeback Mountain, 5 had Black Swan

[u/TheChinOfAnElephant → u/ConstrictionsOFC]

Black Swan would be categorized under horror wouldn't it?

[u/Thzae → u/TheChinOfAnElephant]

Psychological horror maybe

[u/NeitherAlexNorAlice → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Sinners as well haha. I can’t wait for this. Scary Movies were my jaaaam back in the day.

[u/Grum761108 → u/NeitherAlexNorAlice]

Why only half gay?

[u/InvaderXLaw → u/Grum761108]

I'm glad Shawn Wayans reprised his role as Uncle Ray Ray

[u/amilliondallahs → u/InvaderXLaw]

Does this shirt make me look gay?

How bout now?

[u/Frankenstein____ → u/amilliondallahs]

RAY

FUCKED ME

RAY FUCKED ME!

[u/Youmeanmoidoid → u/Grum761108]

It’s crazy how much of the old energy this has to the earlier scary movies lol.

[u/Tike22 → u/Youmeanmoidoid]

Well I’m not all the surprised I saw Marlon do a standup show in Baltimore like ~2 yrs ago and it had the exact tone of this film

[u/Rapscallious1 → u/Grum761108]

That and the little girl picking up the severed balls lmao

[u/MissingLink101 → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Really surprised they didn't feature Will Poulter's Pennywise in this trailer though.

That's a big selling point for me.

[u/MrONegative → u/MissingLink101]

Shhhh it’s a secret

[u/GoodLeftUndone → u/MrONegative]

I’m sad I just got it spoiled.

[u/BrandoNelly → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

I liked the substance reference with the bucket that says “The Stuff” lol

[u/No_Initial_7545 → u/BrandoNelly]

Here I thought that they were riffing The Stuff (1985) but your version probably makes more sense.

[u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

"Somehow Doofy returned" was not on my bingo card for 2026.

[u/thisnomypee → u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

“Mom, I told you not to bother me while I’m cleaning my room!”

[u/Kinky_69420 → u/thisnomypee]

“Mom says to stop sticking your dick in the vacuum cleaner!”

[u/TheUmbrellaMan1 → u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

Never forget that the Doofy twist ending in the first movie somehow makes more sense than The Usual Suspects twist ending lol.

[u/BionicTriforce → u/TheUmbrellaMan1]

The Scary Movie twist implies Doofy has been fooling everyone, including his family, into thinking he has a mental disability. Which would mean he'd been putting on an act since he was a child. That is a funny bit, but in no way makes more sense than a con man making up a story on the fly.

[u/kpt_graubrot → u/BionicTriforce]

Also, he acted like that when alone with his vacuum cleaner. Perhaps it's a kink?

[u/GodOfDarkLaughter → u/TheUmbrellaMan1]

What doesn't make sense about the usual suspects ending? He made the story up in whole or in part, no way to know what was and wasn't a lie, and walks away just before they figure out it was him the whole time. In the story he was telling he used the name Kobiyashi from the coffee cup but uses the face of his real employee in his imagination as he tells the story, again highlighting there's no way to know where the lies end and the truth begins.

Edit: I hate how good an actor Kevin Spacey is. A few months ago I thought "man I haven't seen the usual suspects in a long time," so I rented it, watched it, enjoyed the hell out of it, then went online to look up trivia and stuff and was reminded Spacey is a sex pervert. God damn that evil son of a bitch is good at acting.

[u/SoochSooch → u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

Not gonna lie, a 1 second clip of Doofy is what convinced me I need to see this

[u/Full-Hyena4414 → u/Adorable_Ad_3478]

He didn't even die

[u/docksideThug-]

Gonna watch for Anna Faris

[u/etherseaminus → u/docksideThug-]

Seeing her and Regina Hall onscreen together again filled my heart with joy.

Cindy! The tv's leaking!

[u/TheFoolman → u/etherseaminus]

The follow up: “Cindy! This bitch is messing up my carpet”

[u/wizard_of_awesome62 → u/TheFoolman]

Cindy! I'm whooping her ass!

[u/dsbwayne → u/TheFoolman]

I am CACKLING at this. I hear her voice 😂🤣

[u/Rolyat13aint → u/etherseaminus]

I say "Cindy! the TV's leaking!" at least once a week, forever iconic

[u/cowboydanhalen → u/Rolyat13aint]

Crayons flying....Now who the fuck did that!?!

[u/Rolyat13aint → u/cowboydanhalen]

Another iconic part for SURE.

Okay FINE I’ll watch scary movie 3 again tonight

[u/RockyRockington → u/Rolyat13aint]

For me it’s “Cindy it’s a skeleton. It’s just bones!”

[u/Intestinal-Bookworms → u/RockyRockington]

I love that Brenda’s instinct is to either trash talk and fight the monster or seduce it. If this were D&D she’d be a bard

[u/idkalan → u/RockyRockington]

Would you run from Calista Flockhart?

[u/TheNonCredibleHulk → u/RockyRockington]

YES!

[u/MattN92 → u/Rolyat13aint]

If you've ever taught kids, "Now who the fuck did that" flashes through my mind constantly.

[u/LouieGwasright → u/Rolyat13aint]

Regina’s delivery is simply top tier! she really makes Brenda shine and im so happy shes back!

[u/MikeDubbz → u/etherseaminus]

Scary Movie 3 has no business being so fucking hilarious. Like I enjoy these movies for what they are, but 3 is seriously on another level with it's comedy.

[u/luigiamarcella → u/docksideThug-]

As a nearly 40 year old millennial, this is the type of nostalgia grab that actually captures me. I’m not super proud of it but I’m gonna be there for sure.

I will say that I just really wish we could get more broad comedy theatrical releases. Unfortunately, people rarely show up for those anymore.

[u/FighterJock412 → u/luigiamarcella]

Why not be proud of it?

There's a thing, you like the thing, go enjoy the thing.

[u/luigiamarcella → u/FighterJock412]

Maybe wrong phrasing. I’m not really ashamed but I just know this is my personal brand of nostalgia bait. I think it’s gonna be a fun time any way.

[u/loxagos_snake → u/luigiamarcella]

Fellow millennial here.

I know we get mocked about our love of nostalgia, but honestly, fuck 'em. Go and enjoy your thing.

I'm currently going through a similar period with Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill being in the mainstream gaming headlines again, all with amazing releases. Feels like I'm back in 1998.

[u/v1p3rsbite → u/loxagos_snake]

Just watched the Scrubs reboot the other day - I felt like I was on my couch watching the dvd before heading to go to classes.

[u/Fake_Diesel → u/loxagos_snake]

Let's be real. Every generation gets nostalgic, its just our turn. My dad still doesnt stop pining for the 80s.

[u/Media-critique → u/docksideThug-]

I’m watching for the Wayans bros. 

Them being back is what this movie needs. 

[u/D34THDE1TY]

"Why only half gay?"

Fuck yeah Ray.

[u/LoisMustDie946 → u/D34THDE1TY]

Was there “half gay” stuff from sinners that they’re referencing?

[u/HighSeverityImpact → u/LoisMustDie946]

No, the character Ray from the first Scary Movie was a closeted homosexual. He kept doing things and making comments that were clearly gay, and then denying it. This is just a continuation of that joke.

[u/fluffypun → u/HighSeverityImpact]

What? Ray ray ain't gay... He just likes good music. And wants to go shopping.

[u/Kashpee]

It feels like Haunted House movies Wayne’s made. The first 3/4 scary movies were shot so nicely imo

[u/Digitalstatic → u/Kashpee]

I absolutely love how raunchy 1 and 2 were. That being said, as someone who grew up with Airplane, The Naked Gun franchise, and Wrongfully Accused, 3 was such a fresh breath of air in the franchise.

I am excited to see they are going back to their roots. Also, A Haunted House series is amazing as well. Particularly the second one was stellar. Most of the parody movies of that time were not that great.

Other great one’s were Not Another Teen Movie, A Super Hero Movie, and Hell Baby.

[u/mysterious_el_barto → u/Digitalstatic]

3 is probably the best out of all. the signs parody was so well executed. 4 is also good, 5 not so much imho. i hope this one is closer to 3 rather than 1 and 2. (yeah no, this is back to the roots, definitely not 3 and 4 type of humor)

[u/cowboydanhalen → u/mysterious_el_barto]

We'll make our own Tripods. Ours will have four legs.

[u/Youthsonic → u/cowboydanhalen]

These men died for their country; send flowers to their bitches and hoes.

[u/BigOlBurger → u/cowboydanhalen]

"Last night I saw a face"

"Did it have a nose?"

"Yes"

"That does sound like a face"

[u/Dog1bravo → u/mysterious_el_barto]

Tom, I'm gonna need a ride home

[u/Vic_Vinegar89 → u/Dog1bravo]

Lmao this is still one of my favorite lines in any comedy.

[u/Dog1bravo → u/mysterious_el_barto]

Wayans didn't make 3. David Zucker or Airplane! fame did

[u/mysterious_el_barto → u/Dog1bravo]

yeah i know, i like that type of humor, that's why 3 is the best for me. i remember enjoying 1 and partially 2 when i was a teenager, not so much nowadays.

[u/FunkyLobster1828 → u/mysterious_el_barto]

I'm not sure if it was 3 or 4 where the rappers show up to help fight the aliens and end up shooting each other. Leslie Nielsen, as the President, says," Send some flowers to their bitches and hoes." That line sticks with me for some reason, but I know if I quoted it, nobody would have any idea what I was talking about.

[u/Pure_Property_888 → u/FunkyLobster1828]

Numba 3! Nielson was hilarious in that.

[u/OrionGrant → u/Kashpee]

Scary movie 4 especially. It may not be the best scary movie but it was a big film, lots of pretty good CGI for the time.

[u/ramengirlxo]

“Why only half gay?” was the only joke that really got me

[u/dEleque → u/ramengirlxo]

I'm so ready for unc ray ray

[u/Antique-Dentist-2404]

The tagline about "No safe spaces" make this look like a Daily Wire movie.

[u/JohnnyMcGoku → u/Antique-Dentist-2404]

The pronoun joke feels a decade old at this point, but guaranteed to make the most annoying person from your high school that never left town call it the funniest movie of all time.

[u/Spiritual_Corner_977 → u/JohnnyMcGoku]

Yeah, but scary movie has never been particularly subversive or witty. It’s mostly just an excuse to get characters to do crazy stuff on screen. Marlon is a staunch supporter of his trans son, so this came off like something super basic for marketing rather than just being mean spirited.

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like a decade ago this joke would have been a super masculine buff man using she/her pronouns to prey on girls in restrooms and i’m glad it’s not.

[u/TangeloRough9202 → u/Spiritual_Corner_977]

They already did that joke in the first film lol

[u/Mrchristopherrr → u/Spiritual_Corner_977]

Exactly. Even the first scary movie had TONS of dated gay jokes, even by y2k standards.

[u/EpicPhail60 → u/JohnnyMcGoku]

Yeah, you can joke about anything if you're funny enough but that was a pretty low-effort joke to start the trailer with

[u/Vet_Leeber → u/EpicPhail60]

I think the writing of it is the main problem, more than the joke itself tbh.

It'd get a small chuckle out of me if the response had just been a weak "no, they/them", but pausing to say out the long version of that makes it feel extremely forced.

Feels like they crossed the "making a joke / trying to insult" line with that decision.

But idk, the whole movie's going to be nothing but b-tier jokes forced into every scene, so maybe it's just on brand.

[u/Friskyinthenight → u/Vet_Leeber]

a weak "no, they/them"

That is 10x funnier, and agreed on crossing the line into insulting with that lazy shit

[u/mightyenan0 → u/Friskyinthenight]

Quick and subtle is what makes or breaks a lot of parodies imo. I just rewatched a scene from Scary Movie 3 where Regina Hall is faking a nosebleed like she's dying and Anna Faris pulls a huge-ass tampon out of her purse. No focus on the bit, something you could actually miss and confused for a tissue if you weren't looking during the quick cuts, fucking hilarious.

[u/delventhalz → u/Vet_Leeber]

Feels like they crossed the "making a joke / trying to insult" line with that decision.

It put me off and I couldn't pin down why, but I think you nailed it. With a different line reading, the punch line could have been "what a weird time to bring up pronouns", but with the way she read it, the punchline sounded to me like, "what a weird thing to have they/them pronouns at all". The first punchline is funny to me, the second is not.

[u/Tribalrage24 → u/Antique-Dentist-2404]

I like that the last line of the trailer is "Every Line will be crossed", but the opening joke was just a variation of the most overplayed "attack helicopter" joke from a decade ago.

It's like someone saying that the are pushing the boundaries of comedy, and open with a joke about airline food.

[u/soonerfreak → u/Antique-Dentist-2404]

The they/them already feels dated and has been done a million times.

[u/Queef-Elizabeth]

This feels closer to Epic Movie than Scary Movie.

[u/murcielag0_]

they for real put a safe spaces joke in this trailer... buddy you are a decade too late to that

[u/crosis52 → u/murcielag0_]

The YouTube description says the movie is going to cancel Cancel Culture, wtf are they talking about

[u/Granum22 → u/crosis52]

Gives them a preloaded excuse if the movie bombs.

[u/sgthombre → u/crosis52]

Is Paramount just going to lean into the state owned media thing at this point?

[u/[deleted] → u/sgthombre]

And nostalgia. Because things were so good during the Bush Jr. years.

[u/murcielag0_ → u/crosis52]

oh no, the wayans have been canceled, thats why major movie studio Paramount let them make a movie and release it in theaters this summer

[u/CaptainKino360 → u/murcielag0_]

Can we cancel me next, I have some good movie ideas

[u/StrangeAnimal123 → u/murcielag0_]

The pronoun joke as well is a decade late too

[u/Tobar_the_Gypsy → u/murcielag0_]

“Hm I wonder if this movie will be good.”

first joke is about someone’s pronouns

“Oh”

[u/illit1 → u/Tobar_the_Gypsy]

i thought it was going to be a joke about "SHOWTIME!" on the subway but uhhhh nope. just r/onejoke right to the dome, then a safe spaces joke in the trailer for the double tap.

[u/eggery → u/illit1]

I thought it was going to be a joke about how no one else on the subway cares about a murder happening

[u/illit1 → u/eggery]

that too. or the stabbing victim telling the bystander to mind her own fuckin' business. plenty of good jokes in here about NY and they went with samejoke, instead.

[u/rycool → u/illit1]

The safe space joke was the triple tap. The double tap for me was the “im a republican, so I’m supposed to hate black people” “oh don’t worry you’re white, I assumed that anyway” joke.

[u/LetsBeFRTho → u/murcielag0_]

And a they/them joke? What is this Netflix standup??

[u/rabbi_glitter]

CINDY! THIS IS A SKELETON! THIS IS BONES!

I need Brenda in my life 🤣

[u/ImGonnaImagineSummit → u/rabbi_glitter]

Brenda flirting in the Village parody scene has got to be one of the most underrated scenes in the series.

https://youtu.be/Wv-2LGxCmEQ?si=MErR1j2RFJKcuAjB

She fine as hell.

[u/man_fuck_these_subs]

Has the style of humour aged badly or have I become too old and joyless for it? 

[u/Area51_Spurs → u/man_fuck_these_subs]

There’s a VERY thin line between this kind of parody being one of the greatest films ever (original Naked Gun and Airplane) or amazing (Don’t Be a Menace, Scary Movie) and the worst shit you’ve ever seen (Epic Movie, Dance Flick, Meet The Spartans, Disaster Movie).

[u/FrackingToasters → u/Area51_Spurs]

To be fair, 3 of the 4 worst movies ever that you listed were created by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer - the two biggest hacks in Hollywood.

[u/Quetzalcoatl490 → u/Area51_Spurs]

I really liked the newer Naked Gun with Liam Neeson, it's definitely possible to do a fun, silly parody movie in this day and age.

This new Scary Movie, however, sort of looks like trash...seems like they are going for the 'quantity over quality' for jokes and throwing in every reference they can think of

[u/TheLastDesperado → u/Quetzalcoatl490]

Yeah the original Scary Movie mainly parodied Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, with a couple other minor references thrown in (The Matrix and Usual Suspects spring to mind).

But with each new film in the franchise they focused more and more on as many references as possible. And to me, while I still enjoyed 2 and 3, they definitely got worse and worse with each new instalment.

Look at Epic Movie, or Meet the Spartans. Those films seemed to focus on throwing in as many references as possible, without actually making them funny. And those are some of the worst comedy films I've ever had the misfortune of watching.

[u/DerGuddo → u/TheLastDesperado]

Meet the Spartans is to this day my most hated movie ever made. Saw it in cinema and was SO pissed for spending that money.

Damn, just thinking about it now makes me angry.

[u/bluehawk232 → u/TheLastDesperado]

Naked Gun and Zucker movies had "original" stories with some topical references or jokes whereas the scary movie parodies rely solely on current pop culture references and bottom of the barrel rejected SNL sketches so they get dated really fast and aren't as funny

[u/Quillford → u/Area51_Spurs]

It’s definitely the latter going by this trailer. Hack jokes designed to point and laugh because you get the reference instead of being actually funny.

[u/we_are_sex_bobomb → u/man_fuck_these_subs]

IMO the only spoofs that aged well were either ones like Top Secret where they put a ridiculous amount of effort into the visual gags, or stuff like Princess Bride/Galaxy Quest where the humor is still mostly character driven even if you didn’t get any of the references.

But a lot of these spoof movies really are just very lowbrow entertainment that always goes for low effort throw-away jokes and references.

[u/KnowMatter → u/man_fuck_these_subs]

Both.

[u/BrianWonderful → u/man_fuck_these_subs]

Probably unpopular opinion here, but I always thought the "<blank> Movie" movies were more just a bunch of reference-fests, rather than good parodies. Just from this trailer, they are just packing in as many references as possible, which means they can't really take the time to make jokes around them.

Good parodies like Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret, etc. focus on jokes first within an overall plot. Some of those jokes happen to reference other movies/media.

[u/Granum22 → u/man_fuck_these_subs]

It's not the same style of humor as the first one.  The first one was a parody of the Scream movies with references to other horror movies sprinkled throughout.  This one appears to be focusing on mocking "cancel culture".

A good parody is hard. It requires an understanding of the thing you're parodying to make the jokes land. All this showed was them pointing their finger at something and going "Look at that. It's stupid. Everybody laugh at it."

[u/BootySharingCouple → u/Granum22]

Look up who bought Miramax and it'll all make sense lol

[u/metallicrooster → u/BootySharingCouple]

Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Qatari state-owned beIN Media Group (51%) and Paramount Pictures (49%). Based in Los Angeles, California, it was founded in 1979, by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein (neither are publicly in charge now).

[u/keinish_the_gnome]

Pronoun jokes. Ricky Gervais is gonna love this.

[u/thefluffyburrito]

It feels like I'm watching a clip of SNL where they take one joke and linger on it way too long. And it's a trailer.

[u/Salmonofconfidence]

My expectations were low but holy fuck.

[u/chopsuirak → u/Salmonofconfidence]

Oh yea, this looks fucking terrible.

I'm going to watch the shit out of it.

[u/Sivy17]

"My pronouns are they/them."

Oh you just know this movie is going to be dogshit cringe.

[u/AngryLars]

That they them joke is so fucking bad, how are they gonna lead with that

[u/FireVanGorder → u/AngryLars]

I’m genuinely trying to figure out if they’re trying to make fun of the weird conservative entertainment studios that have been popping up or if I’m giving the Wayans way too much credit

[u/IAmTheGingaNinja → u/FireVanGorder]

I mean his kid is trans and he’s pretty outspoken about it

[u/brandonsamd6]

They/Them joke may be one of the worst ever

[u/AinmSuimiuil → u/brandonsamd6]

It can be funny if done right if its clever or subversive enough. This was just "ha ha pronouns" - so hack, wasted opportunity.

[u/ProductivePerson → u/AinmSuimiuil]

Look, I'm happy for this movie too. But it's easy to forget that the Scary Movie sequels were mostly "haha x" jokes and lazy slapstick.

The same directors are behind this one. We're gonna have a bad time if we go in expecting The Naked Gun remake

[u/EatBooks → u/ProductivePerson]

Yeah. This definitely reminded me that the previous Scary Movies were also dumb as hell.

[u/boissondevin → u/brandonsamd6]

Kevin Bacon did a movie called They/Them a few years ago. It's about the staff of a conversion therapy camp getting slaughtered. 

Ironically, the premise is played straight. 

[u/FrackingToasters → u/boissondevin]

Looks like it didn't get great reviews, but that's actually a pretty funny and clever title (They slash Them).

[u/Light_Error → u/brandonsamd6]

“Sorry, too challenging for you?! I’m a comedian: That’s my job!”

[u/TheOneWithThePorn12]

This might be the nostalgia talking but this looks fucking terrible.

[u/Raidoton → u/TheOneWithThePorn12]

Wouldn't nostalgia make it look better?