The new Scary Movie has Jordan Peele's blessing: 'He understands comedy'

Marlon and Shawn Wayans on their return to the Scary Movie franchise and their unique approach to satire It's been 13 long years since the Scary Movie franchise was in theaters, and a shocking 25 years since its creators, the Wayans Brothers, appeared in Scary Movie 2 before getting pushed out of their own series by studio executives. Now, after returning to reclaim their throne, Marlon and Shawn Wayans are set to star in Scary Movie, which they also co-wrote. With so much horror history to catch up on, the Wayans had their pick of scary movies to spoof, and a trailer for Scary Movie features parodies of recent classics like Sinners, M3GAN, and Get Out. On that last one, Marlon Wayans tells Polygon they even got director Jordan Peele's blessing: "He was actually excited about the possibility of us doing something." For Polygon’s 2026 Summer Preview, we caught up with Marlon and Shawn Wayans to find out what we can expect from Scary Movie, which movies they were excited to spoof, and how their characters evolved over the 25 years since we last saw them. (Spoiler alert: they haven't, but that's OK). Polygon: Marlon, did acting in last year’s horror-tinged Him inspire you to make Scar