Here's what's new with Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, and more. Where is the Scary Movie cast now? See the parody's original stars ahead of the reboot

Here's what's new with Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, and more.

Where is the Scary Movie cast now? See the parody's original stars ahead of the reboot

Here's what's new with Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, and more.

By Skyler Trepel

October 19, 2025 12:00 p.m. ET

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Shannon Elizabeth, Lochlyn Munro, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams in 'Scary Movie'. Credit:

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*Scary Movie* helped launch a new generation of raunchy parody films, with a plot that primarily satirized the late '90s teen-slasher boom — namely *Scream* (1996) and *I Know What You Did Last Summer *(1997).

Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the film finds Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and her friends, including Brenda (Regina Hall) and Buffy (Shannon Elizabeth), stuck in town with a killer on the loose.

In **'s oral history of the film, co-writer Shawn Wayans was blunt about the project's origins and the challenges of pulling it off.

"We just found these [slasher] movies to be kind of ridiculous, and I thought it would be funny to do a parody," he said. "But it was one of the hardest movies to write. It looks like a silly, slapstick film, but it was not an easy movie to execute."

Easy or not, the movie was one of the biggest hits of 2000, raking in over $157 million in the U.S. alone, all while turning Faris into a star and launching four sequels, with a fifth on the way.

Ahead of that franchise revival, pop some popcorn and grab a banana to protect yourself as we see where the *Scary Movie *cast is now.

Anna Faris (Cindy Campbell)

Anna Faris in her breakthrough role in 'Scary Movie'; Faris in New York in 2023.

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Anna Faris portrays the cheerful, happy, sometimes ditzy, sometimes perceptive series lead, Cindy. *Scary Movie* served as a launchpad for Faris' comedy career. In fact, she didn't even have a headshot when the film was released.

"I owe everything to that movie," Faris told EW in 2017. "After the premiere I flew back to Washington state and saw the movie in a strip mall with my parents, and it was *sold out*. I couldn't believe it. People were going a little crazy for it. I had to have a talking-to to myself about enjoying that experience a little too much."

The film established Faris as a bonafide comedy star. In addition to being the face of the franchise, she appeared in *The Hot Chick *(2002) and *Waiting… *(2005) before landing star vehicles like *Smiley Face *(2007), *The House Bunny *(2008), and *What's Your Number?* (2011).

Elsewhere, she collaborated with comic heavyweights like Seth Rogen in *Observe and Report *(2009) and Sacha Baron Cohen in *The Dictator *(2012). She also performed memorable bit parts in Oscar-winning films *Lost in Translation *(2003) and *Brokeback Mountain *(2005).

Faris later soared on television with the long-running, Emmy-winning sitcom *Mom* (2013–2020) opposite Allison Janney. Back on the big screen, she headlined the gender-swapped remake of *Overboard *(2018). She'll soon return for *Scary Movie 6.*

In 2021, Faris wed cinematographer Michael Barrett, her third marriage. She shares a son with ex-husband Chris Pratt.

Regina Hall (Brenda Meeks)

Regina Hall in 'Scary Movie'; Hall at the 2025 premiere of 'One Battle After Another'.

Dimension Films; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Regina Hall plays Brenda, Cindy's best friend. Her most memorable scene (of many) may be when she gets murdered by the audience for talking too much during *Shakespeare in Love *(1998).

"I just remember watching Jada [Pinkett Smith]'s scene in *Scream 2*, trying to get how she collapsed when she dies in front of an audience," Hall told EW in 2017. "I literally tried to *die* like Jada."

Death, of course, is never permanent in slasher movies, or parodies *of* slasher movies, for that matter. So Hall returned as Brenda in all three (soon four) sequels.

At the time, the actress was just breaking into the business, having appeared in *The Best Man *(1999) and *Love & Basketball *(2000). Shortly afterward, she joined the main cast of *Ally McBeal *(2001–2002).

Hall found a foothold in both farcical comedies and grounded relationship dramedies, including *Think Like a Man *(2012), *The Best Man Holiday *(2013), and *Barbershop: The Next Cut *(2016). After landing the raunchy road movie *Girls Trip *(2017), she appeared in the acclaimed drama *The Hate U Give *(2018) and Andrew Bujalski's *Support the Girls* (2018).

Hall booked a lead role in Showtime's dark comedy *Black Monday *(2019–2021) opposite Don Cheadle, and earned more plaudits for *Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. *(2022). In 2022, she hosted the Oscars alongside Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes.

Most recently, the actress starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's *One Battle After Another *(2025) in an ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio. She'll also reprise her role as Brenda in *Scary Movie 6*.

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Regina Hall and Anna Faris are bringing Brenda and Cindy back for the new 'Scary Movie' revival

Marlon Wayans (Shorty Meeks)

Marlon Wayans in 'Scary Movie'; Wayans in New York in 2024.

Dimension Films; Noam Galai/Getty

In addition to co-writing the script, Marlon Wayans was the film's resident stoner, Shorty, who was usually hanging out with friends or, y'know, the killer.

He and his brother Shawn have confirmed that the franchise revival won't hold back. "We got the gloves off. We're going R," Marlon told PEOPLE. "We're going to have the same fun and the same kind of tone and Wayans flavor that we gave on the first one."

Marlon got his start on *In Living Color *(1992–1994), alongside siblings Keenen, Damon, Kim, and Shawn. Later, he and Shawn launched the sitcom *The Wayans Bros.* (1995–1999) before pairing up for multiple movies, including *White Chicks *(2004) and *Little Man *(2006).

Over the years, he also landed roles in the Coen brothers' *The Ladykillers *(2005) and *G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra *(2009). The veteran comedian has also flexed his dramatic muscles, most famously in Darren Aronofsky's *Requiem for a Dream *(2000), but also in Sofia Coppola's *On the Rocks *(2020) and the Jordan Peele-produced horror film *Him* (2025).

After 18 years, he collaborated with brothers Shawn and Keenan Ivory to write *Scary Movie 6. *He'll also reprise his role as Shorty.

Wayans has two children with his former partner Angela Zackery and one child with ex-girlfriend Brittany Moreland.

Shawn Wayans (Ray Wilkins)

Shawn Wayans in 'Scary Movie'; Wayans at the Creative Arts Emmys in 2019.

Dimension Films; JC Olivera/WireImage

Co-writer Shawn Wayans portrayed the eccentric, sexually confused football player Ray.

"It was the right movie at the right time done by the right people," he told EW in 2017. "That's really what I feel like it was… And you never know, another one can happen. There's always room."

Shawn got his start on *In Living Color *(1990–1994) before taking the lead role in the parody film *Don't Be a Menace in South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood *(1996), which he co-wrote with his brother Marlon.

He partnered with his younger brother on *The Wayans Bros* and a string of big-screen comedies, including *White Chicks* and *Little Man*. He has not appeared on screen since *Dance Flick* (2009).

Without as much time in the limelight, he spends more time with his three kids while sometimes fitting in stand-up gigs. That said, he's been hard at work on the script for *Scary Movie 6.*

Shannon Elizabeth (Buffy Gilmore)

Shannon Elizabeth in 'Scary Movie'; Elizabeth at an environmental awards gala in 2024.

Dimension Films; Kayla Oaddams/Getty

As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.

In trying to nail horror clichés and performance style, she looked no further than Jennifer Love Hewitt in *I Know What You Did Last Summer*. "I tried to do *exactly* what [Hewitt] did," Elizabeth told EW in 2017. "My favorite line was 'Oh my God, we hit a boot!' I remember the movement, how she would pick something up and turn to the rest of the group."

The Texas native rose to fame as foreign exchange student Nadia in *American Pie* (1999), the object of Jason Biggs' affection. The role helped her get a foothold in comedy. She soon booked a major supporting role in Kevin Smith's *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back *(2001), a lead in *Tomcats *(2001), and an appearance in the Christmas classic *Love Actually* (2003).

Over the years, Elizabeth carved out a niche in horror, including *Thirteen Ghosts *(2001) and Wes Craven's* Cursed *(2004). In recent years, she's found a second career as a poker player.

In 2021, the actress married conservation specialist Simon Borchert.

Jon Abrahams (Bobby Prinze)

Jon Abrahams in 'Scary Movie'; Abrahams at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in 2025.

Dimension Films; Paul Archuleta/Getty

Jon Abrahams played Cindy's perpetually horny boyfriend Bobby, who isn't quite as nice as he seems. The actor told EW in 2017 that his character was based in part on Skeet Ulrich in *Scream*.

"All horror movies are slightly ridiculous, but these were being melded with popular teen movies," Abrahams said. "For a good part of *Scream*, Skeet Ulrich's character's main objective is to get laid. So I played into that."

Months after *Scary Movie*'s release, Abrahams starred as the mischievous Denny Byrnes in *Meet the Parents* (2000). He played yet another friend taken out by a killer in Jaume Collet-Serra's *House of Wax *(2005) remake.

The New Yorker has stayed busy over the years, from a run on *Boston Public *(2002-2003) to a supporting role in *We Are Your Friends *(2015) alongside Zac Efron. Most recently, Abrahams returned to horror in the underground franchise hit *Terrifier 3* (2024).

Lochlyn Munro (Greg Philippe)

Lochlyn Munro in 'Scary Movie'; Munro at the 'London Calling' premiere in 2025.

Dimension Films; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Lochlyn Munro plays Buffy's boyfriend Greg, a jock who takes himself a bit too seriously, believing that no one will find out about the man he and his friends accidentally killed.

Munro credits much of his performance to director Keenen Ivory Wayans.

"Keenen was all about, 'What do you have? What can you bring? Just do it!' He made it comfortable for us to let loose and not worry about making a fool of ourselves," Munro told EW in 2017. "If we fell on our faces, he would just kind of chuckle from behind the monitor."

Munro has been a ubiquitous bit player and character actor for decades now, with hundreds of credits to his name. That includes several collaborations with the Wayans brothers, among them *White Chicks* and *Little Man*. Elsewhere, he had a key supporting part in *Freddy vs. Jason* (2003) before fortifying his horror bonafides in *The Predator *(2018) and *Totally Killer* (2023).

Perhaps Munro's most popular role is as Betty's devious dad, Hal Cooper, on *Riverdale* (2017–2023). He also had a memorable run on the first season of *Peacemaker* (2022).

The Canadian actor has two children with his wife, Sharon.

Dave Sheridan (Doofy Gilmore)

Dave Sheridan in 'Scary Movie'; Sheridan at the 'The Last Sharknado' premiere in 2018.

Dimension Films; Albert L. Ortega/Getty

As Buffy's bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).

Sheridan loosely based elements of his character on David Arquette in *Scream *— and gets the feeling the Dewey Riley actor didn't take too kindly to his portrayal.

"I've met [Arquette] a couple of times in passing, and I remember thinking, 'I think he wants to kill me,'" Sheridan told EW in 2017.

Sheridan is another regular bit player who's been getting steady work for a quarter-century now. Perhaps inspired by his role as Doofy, he played officers of the law in such varied films as *Corky Romano *(2001) and *The Devil's Rejects* (2005).

Many audiences may recognize him best as the shirtless, nunchuck-wielding man in the coming-of-age classic *Ghost World* (2001).

The comedy vet recently appeared in *The Resort *(2021) and *Stream *(2024).

Cheri Oteri (Gale Hailstorm)

Cheri Oteri in 'Scary Movie'; Oteri at the premiere of 'Mid-Century Modern' in 2025.

Dimension Films; Phillip Faraone/WireImage

In another nod to *Scream*, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm. She will do whatever it takes to get her story — even if that means covering a murder *live* as it's taking place.

"Spoofing these movies was perfect," Oteri told EW in 2017. "It was just, like, young people getting killed one by one, and the sexier the better. I laughed so much."

Oteri is best known for her tenure on *Saturday Night Live *(1995-2000). She's also been a regular sitcom guest star, appearing on everything from *Just Shoot Me! *(1997–1999) and *Curb Your Enthusiasm *(2002) to *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2019) and *And Just Like That*.

On the big screen, she's appeared in *Inspector Gadget *(1999) and *Grown Ups 2 *(2013), and went against type in the cult favorite *Southland Tales *(2006).

Carmen Electra (Drew Decker)

Carmen Electra in 'Scary Movie'; Electra at the Race to Erase MS Gala in 2025.

Dimension Films; Leon Bennett/Getty

Carmen Electra's cameo as Drew may be brief, but it set the tone for the franchise, embodying horror cliché after horror cliché while running from the killer.

Electra said she stopped in to see the film in theaters and was blown away by the audience's reaction.

"I had no idea it was going to do so well. I got tickets to go see the movie in the theater, and I sat in the back with a real audience, and I remember after my scene, everyone cheered! It was the coolest thing ever," she told EW in 2017. "To this day, I don't think I've ever been to a movie where that happened. Well, maybe *Star Wars*?"

A one-time musical protégé of Prince, the Ohio native soon turned to modeling and acting, becoming known for her appearances in *Playboy* and her role as Lani McKenzie on *Baywatch *(1997–1998).

*Scary Movie *paved the way for more big-screen parodies, including *Date Movie *(2006), *Epic Movie *(2007), and *Meet the Spartans *(2008). She also landed roles in Todd Phillips' *Starsky & Hutch *(2004) and the Adam Sandler flick *Bedtime Stories *(2008).

Electra was previously married to NBA star Dennis Rodman, and later to Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro.

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