The Wayans Brothers are returning for the new Scary Movie

When a new Scary Movie was announced at CinemaCon earlier this year, many of us had the same thought: Could the Wayans family return to the helm of the franchise they launched in 2000? The answer is a resounding yes, as it was announced today the Wayans Brothers will write and produce the next entry in the newly revived horror spoof series alongside Rick Alvarez. It’s the first time the family will be involved since Scary Movie 2 in 2001. 

In a statement (via Deadline), Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman said, “We are thrilled to reunite Scary Movie with the Wayans brothers, the brilliant creators behind the beloved franchise. The timing is perfect to bring back the series to the big screen and we’re lucky to have Keenen, Marlon and Shawn’s unique comedic vision bringing it to audiences around the world.”

The first two Scary Movies were directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, who co-wrote the scripts with brothers Shawn and Marlon, both of whom starred in the films. They parted on bad terms with Miramax (“We probably could have sued or whatever, but part of us was like, ‘All you can do is allow us to create something new,'” Marlon said later), and the franchise continued for another three films with David Zucker (Airplane!) as the creative force behind it. Stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall stayed on for the third and fourth movies, but did not appear in Scary Movie 5. (Casting for Scary Movie 6 has not yet been announced.)