‘Scary Movie’ is back after Wayans brothers wrestled franchise back from Harvey Weinstein

The premiere of “Scary Movie” may have started over 45 minutes late last night… but what was another near-hour after it’s been 13 years since “Scary Movie 5?”

Producers of spoofed films like “Weapons” and “The Substance” were in the crowd, and star Marlon Wayans was scanning for reactions. “I feel like I’m about to get a barrage of phone calls,” he said with a laugh.

Anna Faris attends the World Premiere of Paramount Pictures “Scary Movie” at the Paramount Theatre. FilmMagic

The latest film in the franchise — 25 years after the original satirical smash — reunites the Wayans brothers and the original cast. (The Wayans family have alleged Harvey Weinstein “stripped” the franchise from them after the second feature in the series.)

“Damn, we should’ve gotten high for this,” one attendee said as she entered the theater and spotted a giant “WAZZUP” sign above a wall of popcorn-filled bongs.

“Since this franchise came out of our hands, we’ve always dreamt about having this moment again,” Marlon told a crowd including Lizzo, Backstreet Boy AJ McLean, Carmen Electra, Anthony Anderson, Shawn Wayans and Anna Faris.

Marlon Wayans in a scene from the upcoming “Scary Movie.” Paramount Pictures via AP

“It takes great executives to make great choices and make big decisions. That takes balls. I want to give a shout out to Jon Glickman, who has the biggest, hairiest balls out there!” he added. Glickman, the former MGM head who became CEO of Miramax in 2024 and who wooed the Wayans back for the film, took the joke in stride — but, “He said it in front of my mom tonight!”