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’80s Icon Battles Bigfoot In ‘Throwback’
He’s faced off against Mad Max and Arnold Schwarzenegger, but now cult actor Vernon Wells faces his most formidable foe yet: a seven-foot superprimate known as a Yowie, Australia’s answer to Bigfoot.
The veteran actor of Commando and The Road Warrior fame recently made a special trip to Cairns, Far North Queensland, to film his scenes for Travis Bain’s upcoming creature feature Throwback.
In the film, Wells plays John McNab, a former homicide detective who has been suspended for insubordination. The story follows two modern-day treasure hunters who run afoul of a Yowie whilst searching for lost gold in the jungles of Far North Queensland. Along the way, they encounter the slightly unhinged McNab, who mistakenly believes that a serial killer is lurking in the forest killing hikers. Shawn Brack, Anthony Ring, Melanie Serafin, Andy Bramble and Vernon Wells also star.
In these first stills from the film, McNab is seen wearing a ghillie suit, a full-body camouflage outfit favoured by snipers and hunters. Ironically, Australian soldiers refer to the ghillie suit informally as a “Yowie suit.”
“Two modern-day treasure hunters venture deep into the jungles of Far North Queensland looking for the lost gold of a legendary outlaw. But instead of riches, they find a different kind of legend: a savage monster known as a Yowie, and a battle for survival ensues. Thrown into the mix are a park ranger named Rhiannon and an ex-homicide detective named McNab.”
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, 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).
The film will 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.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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