Marlon Wayans traded in protein shakes for punchlines as he slimmed right down to revive his iconic function in Scary Film 6.
After bulking as much as play a professional footballer within the upcoming horror movie Him, the actor, 53, did the reverse to convey again his fan-favorite character Shorty Meeks.
“Bodily, I prefer to endure some type of loopy routine,” Wayans shared in an interview with Entertainment Weekly printed on Thursday, September 11, first referring to his preparation for the function of Isaiah White within the Jordan Peele-produced movie Him, which hits theatres on September 19.
“Even proper now, it's Scary Film. I simply misplaced 20 lbs busting my behind daily 'trigger I didn't wanna present as much as set as Shorty buff at 225. That'd be lazy of me,” the comic added, noting that viewers can count on to see him again in kind when he blurts out his famed line “Wassup?”
“I wanna do the work, I wanna appear to be Shorty. So once I'm in a position to [in his Shorty voice] have enjoyable and s***, persons are in a position to chortle at me, son,” he continued.
Wayans performed Shorty within the authentic Scary Film and its 2001 sequel, each of which had been huge field workplace hits.
The sixth installment was introduced in April 2024, marking the primary time the Wayans brothers — Marlon, Shawn and Keenan Ivory — are reuniting in 18 years to put in writing an authentic script.
“Once we did White Chicks, we made enjoyable of all people,” Marlon identified. “We made enjoyable of Black folks, we made enjoyable of white folks, we made enjoyable of Hispanic folks. That's simply what we do. We make enjoyable of the world, make gentle of the world. It's to not hurt, it's to convey humor.”
Authentic stars Regina Corridor and Anna Faris are amongst these slated for a return in Scary Film 6.
“We are able to't wait to convey Brenda and Cindy again to life and be reunited with our nice associates Keenen, Shawn, and Marlon — three males we'd actually die for (in Brenda's case, once more),” Corridor, 54, and Faris, 48, advised the outlet.
And it appears to be like like no horror film is protected. Peele's movies Get Out and Nope could also be spoofed, in addition to I Know What You Did Final Summer time, the Scream franchise, Heretic and Sinners, based on Marlon.
The star advised Comicbook.com on Tuesday, September 9, there may be loads of supply materials to work with in order that they plan on having a “subject day.”
Scary Film 6 can be making its theatrical debut on June 12, 2026.
