Knives are out on the latest trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy Scary Movie, taking aim at the King of Pop just ahead of the biopic Michael, opening in theaters this week.
Nothing is off limits when the sixth installment in the franchise releases in theaters on June 5, 2026, from Paramount.
Marlon Wayans (“Shorty”), Shawn Wayans (“Ray”), Anna Faris (“Cindy”), and Regina Hall (“Brenda”) reunite alongside returning favorites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture.
That’s certainly the case with the new parody poster trailer below, which savagely spoofs Michael Jackson and Ghostface. Kenan Thompson portrays Michael Jackson.
Of course, the pop legend was infamously parodied in Scary Movie 3 in a scene that spoofed The Others, while Scary Movie 4 took aim at Michael Jackson’s real-life controversies.
The ensemble cast of the upcoming film also includes Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Jon Abrahams, Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans brothers’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
