{"id":2359850,"date":"2026-04-05T20:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359850"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:43:24","slug":"anna-faris-admits-she-was-so-scared-she-would-get-fired-from-scary-movie-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/anna-faris-admits-she-was-so-scared-she-would-get-fired-from-scary-movie-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Faris Admits She Was &#8216;So Scared&#8217; She Would Get &#8216;Fired&#8217; from \u201cScary Movie (\u201dExclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1242px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Anna Faris<br \/>Credit: Raymond Hall\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Anna Faris says she feared being fired while filming <em>Scary Movie<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The 2000 comedy was Faris&#8217; first major film role and helped launch her career in Hollywood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Faris tells PEOPLE that reuniting with the cast for <em>Scary Movie 6 <\/em>was a personal celebration and a healing experience<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/search?q=Anna+Faris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anna Faris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Anna Faris<\/a> had one real fear during <em>Scary Movie: <\/em>being fired.<\/p>\n<p>The actress and comedian tells PEOPLE she felt like she had to hide in the corner while making <em>Scary Movie<\/em> and <em>Scary Movie 2 <\/em>over 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember being just so scared that I was gonna get fired because I had no body of work behind me. I didn&#8217;t even have an agent,\u201d Faris, 49, says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1242px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Anna FarisCredit: Raymond Hall\/GC Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"863\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/G432Uokvny2.uc_rJWL34g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NjM-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/08ebda4113ced1b0a2d187839332b1c4\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Anna Faris<br \/>Credit: Raymond Hall\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Scary Movie<\/em> was the first major film in which she was cast. The 2000 comedy, which spoofs famous horror movies, also starred Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth and\u00a0Dave Sheridan.<\/p>\n<p>Faris says she was &#8220;so quiet and so intimidated in those first two movies.\u201d However, once the third installation in 2003 came around, she felt a bit more comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it felt like I got to pay more attention. I did get to involve myself more. I did feel comfortable making small talk and having banter and doing what normal people do as opposed to just hiding in the corner, hoping that no one will notice me,\u201d Faris shares.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1242px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Marlon Wayans and Anna Faris in 'Scary Movie'Credit: Dimension Films\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SHT39rD8wYY3PDx4Vv8Alw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/8ccc353c3f52cb2bc462187345f8da04\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Marlon Wayans and Anna Faris in &#8216;Scary Movie&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Dimension Films<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Decades later, she is reprising her role as Cindy Campbell<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/scary-movie-trailer-anna-faris-145101408.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in Scary Movie 6,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> in <em>Scary Movie 6,<\/em><\/a> which she says is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/marlon-wayans-says-scary-movie-152835072.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201ccelebration for the Wayans brothers.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201ccelebration for the Wayans brothers.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all of us to be back together, for me, it felt like such a victory,&#8221; she tells PEOPLE. &#8220;It didn&#8217;t matter what happened, how the movie was received. At the moment, it felt so good for me personally. It&#8217;s like the cherry on top that audiences are so excited to see it. It&#8217;s a really special time in my life. I feel grateful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"><strong>free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Faris got the call to join the Michael Tiddes-directed film<em>, <\/em>she was \u201cshocked and immediately thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t believe it. I couldn&#8217;t believe that there was a world where I would be feeling so good about doing <em>Scary Movie,<\/em> not just good, but great,\u201d Faris shares.<\/p>\n<p>The actress notes that it also gave her the chance to thank Marlon, Shawn and Keenen \u2014 who wrote, created and produced the original films \u2014 for giving her a chance all those years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little healing in the sense that we got to be back together again. That is, for me, a personal celebration because I got to thank them. I&#8217;d never thanked them properly,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It felt like the Wayans brothers were casting me. This time, I got to thank them and feel like I wasn&#8217;t gonna get fired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Scary Movie 6, <\/em>which also stars Sheridan, Hall, Jon Abrahams and more, will be in theaters on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/anna-faris-thought-she-would-be-fired-from-scary-movie-exclusive-11938261\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna FarisCredit: Raymond Hall\/GC Images NEED TO KNOW Anna Faris says she feared being fired while filming Scary Movie The 2000 comedy was Faris&#8217; first major film role and helped launch her career in Hollywood Faris tells PEOPLE that reuniting with the cast for Scary Movie 6 was a personal celebration and a healing experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2359851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[346093,411974,346091,311778,458279,346090,346095,346092],"class_list":["post-2359850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-anna-faris","tag-dave-sheridan","tag-keenen-ivory-wayans","tag-marlon-wayans","tag-personal-celebration","tag-regina-hall","tag-scary-movie","tag-shawn-wayans"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anna-Faris-Admits-She-Was-So-Scared-She-Would-Get.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2359852,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359850\/revisions\/2359852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}