Marlon Wayans Bootlegs Scary Movie 6 Trailer Ahead of Scream 7 Screening
Marlon Wayans posted a bootleg of the scary movie 6 teaser after sneaking into a theater showing Scream 7, a move that puts the film’s tightly held trailer in fans’ hands before its planned theatrical debut. The leak matters now because Paramount intends to premiere the official trailer in cinemas ahead of Scream 7 this weekend, and the studio’s marketing timeline intersects with a cascade of cast, writing and content revelations.
Marlon Wayans Boots Scary Movie 6 Teaser
Wayans uploaded an Instagram video in which he sneaks into a screening to watch and then shares what he called a bootleg of the trailer. He captioned the post, "Just Bootlegged my own Movie Trailer! WE'RE BACK!!!!" and told followers, "It's opening night of Scream 7, but really it's opening night for the teaser of Scary Movie 6. This better be funny. " That post circulated while Paramount was preparing to debut the official teaser ahead of Scream 7.
Paramount Positions Trailer Ahead of Scream 7
Paramount Pictures has kept the Scary Movie 6 trailer tightly controlled with plans to debut it in theaters before Scream 7, a placement that prompted Wayans’ guerrilla upload. The studio’s choice to pair the teaser with another high-profile horror release is a clear promotional tactic; the immediate effect was that the Wayans post bypassed the theatrical-only preview and made the footage available online to fans who had not attended the Scream 7 screenings.
Parodies: Terrifier 3, Sinners, Weapons and A Quiet Place
The sequel’s skits lampoon a range of recent genre hits. The film parodies Terrifier 3 — specifically the mall Santa sequence in which Art the Clown blows up a group of children — and includes a separate Terrifier-related cameo. It also takes aim at Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Zach Cregger’s Weapons, and Platinum Dunes’ A Quiet Place, with one gag reportedly built around the Quiet Place conceit and another involving a harpooning of Aunt Gladys from Weapons and a bell gag. A crude gag is expected in the Quiet Place spoof.
Cast, Writers and a Reinstated Terrifier Sequence
The movie’s creative team and cast include names closely associated with the franchise and new additions. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans returned to pen the script, reuniting the brothers who developed the franchise and who had been absent from the last three installments. They wrote alongside longtime collaborator Rick Alvarez, who is producing. The ensemble brings back Marlon, Shawn, Regina Hall and Anna Faris, alongside returning players Chris Elliott, Dave Sheridan, Cheri Oteri and Anthony Anderson, and new roles for Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans and Heidi Gardner. Jon Abrahams is also listed among the cast. The context lists Lochlyn Munro in one place and Lochlyn Monroe elsewhere, unclear in the provided context which spelling is correct.
A Terrifier parody sequence features Felissa Rose drenched in blood and includes an appearance by Terrifier producer Michael Leavy. That sequence was initially cut from the film and later reinstated in a trimmed-down edit. Rose previously appeared in Terrifier 2, and Leavy played Will the exterminator in the first Terrifier film; both callbacks are present in the reinstated material.
Release Date, Controversial Footage and Timeline
Paramount will release the film in theaters on June 12, 2026. The trailer was slated to hit this Friday in advance of Scream 7 screenings, which helps explain why Wayans accessed a theater screening. Production reportedly shot at least one particularly controversial bit: in the Sinners parody, a Ghostface-inspired killer mask may depict blackface imagery, though it is unclear in the provided context whether that material remains in the final cut.
Last year Marlon Wayans said the film would be "no holds barred and equal opportunity offenders, " adding that the goal is to make everybody laugh and that the team does not plan to shield audiences who are sensitive; "Even sensitive people need to laugh at themselves, " he said. What makes this notable is that the creative intent to push boundaries has produced both reinstated gore-heavy callbacks and at least one disputed visual gag, placing editorial decisions about taste and timing squarely at the center of the film’s publicity as it heads toward a mid-2026 release.
