scary movie is back in the hands of its creators.

Marlon Wayanswho co-wrote and starred in the beloved horror spoof in 2000, confirmed that he will return to the franchise he helped found two decades ago. “Last week I said I had a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT to make. Well, here it is… WE’RE BACK!!!” he he wrote on his social media accounts Tuesday.

Wayans, who played Shorty Meeks in the original. scary movie and its 2001 sequel, said his family will once again breathe new life into the series. “After almost 20 years, the Wayans brothers will finally give fans what they’ve been asking for… a return to the SCARY MOVIE franchise!” he wrote. “We can’t wait to have fun again on the big screen.”

TO scary movie The revival was first announced at CinemaCon in April, but no writers were attached to the project following that original announcement.

Marlon’s brother Shawn Wayans, who co-wrote and played Ray Wilkins in the first two films, also released the same statement. on Instagram. In his post, Marlon also tagged his other brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans, who directed those first two films.

Deadline reports that Marlon, Shawn and Keenan Ivory Wayans will write and produce the new scary movie alongside Rick Álvarez, who collaborated with Marlon on the haunted house movies and fifty shades of black. The outlet also reports that the film will be shot next year and released in theaters. No director has been announced.

scary movie It made $278 million on a $19 million budget, irreverently parodying teen slashers like Shout and I know what you did last summer. scary movie 2which satirized haunted house movies like The haunting and The exorcistIt earned $141 million on a $45 million budget. The Wayans brothers left the franchise after the first two films, although they persisted under the creative direction of comedy legend David Zucker (Plane, The naked weapon) in subsequent sequels in 2003 and 2006. Anna Faris and Regina Hall They were the only main cast members to appear in the first four films.

The series was previously revived with the 2013 series. scary movie 5which was directed by Malcolm D. Lee and co-written by Zucker. The only returning cast members from previous entries in the series were charlie sheenSimon Rex, Molly Shannonand David Hammondwho played different characters in the fifth installment than in previous films.

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The horror landscape has changed dramatically since the last scary moviewhich should give the Wayans ample opportunity to spoof tons of recent projects. These are just a few of the horror movies that have been released in the 11 years since. scary movie 5: the spell, Go out, He, Hereditary, A quiet place, the witch, Midsommar, No, M3GAN, unknown, Pearl, Smileand Five nights at Freddy’s. And that’s not to mention the legacy sequels to movies like Hallowe’en, Shout, The exorcist, The candy man, the glowand Foreign that have been launched in the last decade.