{"id":2443145,"date":"2026-06-03T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443145"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:03:22","slug":"why-anna-faris-thought-shed-never-do-another-scary-movie-a-concession-of-my-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-anna-faris-thought-shed-never-do-another-scary-movie-a-concession-of-my-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Anna Faris thought she&#8217;d never do another \u201cScary Movie\u201d: &#8216;A concession of my soul&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anna Faris is opening up about her &#8220;complicated feelings&#8221; regarding the <em>Scary Movie <\/em>franchise \u2014 including the reason why she never thought she&#8217;d return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the stars of the parody series&#8217; upcoming sixth installment feared returning would mean &#8220;a concession of my soul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I imagined that I would be a cameo and that I would be getting paid a lot of money, but not enough. Not enough for my pride,&#8221; Faris tells EW, but calls her 20-year return a &#8220;huge gift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What would <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scary-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scary Movie;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Scary Movie&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Scary Movie<\/em><\/a> be without Cindy Campbell? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/anna-faris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Anna Faris;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Anna Faris&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Anna Faris<\/a> has thought long and hard about that question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedy legend&#8217;s career now spans over 60 roles in film and television, including an eight-year stint co-leading the Emmy-winning sitcom <em>Mom<\/em>, collaborations with auteur filmmakers like Ang Lee and Gregg Araki, and acclaimed turns in modern comedy classics like <em>The House Bunny<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it all started with <em>Scary Movie<\/em>, the raunchy horror parody from Wayans brothers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/keenen-ivory-wayans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Keenen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Keenen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Keenen<\/a> (director), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/marlon-wayans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Marlon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Marlon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Marlon<\/a>, and Shawn (writers and costars). Featuring a cast of relative unknowns and released into a crowded theatrical landscape (the summer of 2000 saw the release of <em>Mission: Impossible II<\/em>, <em>Gladiator<\/em>, <em>The Perfect Storm<\/em>, and <em>X-Men<\/em>), the first <em>Scary Movie <\/em>became an unlikely blockbuster, launching Faris and her costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/regina-hall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Regina Hall;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Regina Hall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Regina Hall<\/a> onto the A-list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But when Faris looks back, what she remembers first is the fear. &#8220;My breath kind of catches when I think about how scared I was. I was a stranger in a strange land,&#8221; she recalls in a conversation with\u00a0<em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>\u00a0leading up to the highly anticipated sixth installment of the\u00a0<em>Scary Movie\u00a0<\/em>franchise. Returning to the role that made her famous 20 years after her last ride, and 25 years since the Wayans were last involved, forced Faris to confront her &#8220;complicated feelings&#8221; about the franchise \u2014 including another fear, that another <em>Scary Movie <\/em>might represent a &#8220;concession of my soul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Anna Faris for EW&#8217;s &#8216;Scary Movie&#8217; cover shoot<br \/>Credit: Isaac Anthony<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Faris was born in Baltimore but raised in the broody Pacific Northwest. Under the gloomy pines, amid the booming grunge scene, Faris told EW in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/anna-faris-regina-hall-promise-scary-movie-will-offend-everyone-exclusive-11957312\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previous conversation;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previous conversation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previous conversation<\/a> that she &#8220;grew up a cynical Seattle theater kid, hating on L.A. from a distance.&#8221; Her parents were a sociology professor and a special education teacher; her brother, Robert Faris, became a professor. But Anna was enrolled in a drama class as a child, which led to a more traditional training in stage acting as she pursued a degree in English Literature at the University of Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My decision was like, &#8216;I&#8217;m just graduating from college, I&#8217;m going to dip my toe in Los Angeles, because I really like this guy, but I don&#8217;t have to commit to it in any way. I&#8217;ll wait tables, you know?'&#8221; she tells EW weeks out from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/marlon-wayans-unveils-first-trailer-raucous-rebooquel-scary-movie-6-exclusive-11914763\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scary Movie &quot;rebooquel's&quot;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Scary Movie &amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Scary Movie <\/em>&#8220;rebooquel&#8217;s&#8221;<\/a> big open. &#8220;I had been surrounded by theater actors since I was a kid. I always gesture like this about them,&#8221; she jokes, pantomiming a haughty inhale and exhale from an elitist cigarette. &#8220;But [they] had always advised to never pursue [screen] acting, and certainly don&#8217;t let L.A. chew you up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And yet, Faris was able to &#8220;finesse some managers&#8221; who set her up with an audition for a high-energy new comedy called <em>Scary Movie <\/em>in the summer of 1999. &#8220;I put myself on tape from my childhood home. <em>Scary Movie<\/em> was my first audition, and I had never done comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Faris describes the whirlwind experience of the production, red carpets, junket interviews, magazine spreads, and endlessly multiplying offers for work that followed as an &#8220;incredible blessing.&#8221; Still, &#8220;I found it really hard, through my first decade in L.A., to understand where I fit. For <em>Scary Movie<\/em> to be so defining for me mentally, too. It felt for a long time like this ill-fitting, frustrating shoe,&#8221; Faris previously explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first <em>Scary Movie <\/em>proved such a success, grossing $278 million on a modest $19 million budget, that Marlon Wayans recalled that the film&#8217;s producers &#8220;chased us at the premiere. They said, &#8216;We want another movie next summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So <em>Scary Movie 2 <\/em>was rushed into production, with Faris and Hall even more front and center. That movie earned nearly triple its budget, paving the way for <em>Scary Movie 3 <\/em>in 2003 and <em>Scary Movie 4 <\/em>in 2006. Faris and Hall continued without the Wayans on the latter two installments, but everyone dipped for 2013&#8217;s <em>Scary Movie 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After all this time, the franchise still lingered on Faris&#8217; mind \u2014 probably because fans and journalists wouldn&#8217;t let it rest. &#8220;I really did always think that if I were to do another <em>Scary Movie<\/em>, it would be a concession of my soul,&#8221; she confesses. &#8220;Because I imagined that I would be a cameo and that I would be getting paid a lot of money, but not enough. Not enough for my pride. It&#8217;s a franchise that I&#8217;ve had complicated feelings about in the past. Journalists would ask me, &#8216;Are you worried about being typecast?&#8217; And I would never know what to say because, yeah! Of course I&#8217;m worried! I am not comfortable in comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anna Faris on the set of 'Scary Movie'Credit: Quantrell Colbert\/Paramount Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JqGrUgMK32F_peVEMO3v4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/c119e33f7399ea2c5ee41f1478f59355\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Anna Faris on the set of &#8216;Scary Movie&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Quantrell Colbert\/Paramount Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Twenty-six years into a wildly successful Hollywood career dominated by comedies, with Faris routinely recognized as one of the most beloved comediennes of her generation, does she still see herself as an outsider?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have really come around. I really appreciate that when people do recognize me, they usually just smile. They remember something ridiculous I did, or a joyful memory. That is a huge gift,&#8221; she says. And despite those &#8220;complicated feelings,&#8221; there was always love for <em>Scary Movie<\/em>. &#8220;On my part, I was never, ever ungrateful. Ever. I always knew that I was a long shot, and that my early victory was a huge stroke of luck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Returning to her roots has felt to Faris like tying a &#8220;beautiful bow on this huge chapter \u2014 more than just a chapter. I mean, being defined as a comedic actor was never, ever something I had identified with. I was trying to tell Marlon, like, &#8216;Imagine if suddenly everybody told you you were short.&#8217; Or in my case, tall.&#8221; Coming back to <em>Scary Movie <\/em>was a profound experience for Faris. &#8220;I felt valued in a way that I never thought the franchise would give me,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It felt very, very, very meaningful and powerful to me to be able to look at Marlon in particular and be like, &#8216;Dude, I love you. Your family gave me something huge. And I&#8217;m beloved by association.&#8217; It made me feel like I&#8217;m a big part of an even bigger thing, whatever that is. And I really feel \u2014 it makes me choked up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Scary Movie <\/em>premieres in theaters on June 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-anna-faris-thought-shed-never-do-another-scary-movie-11986161\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Anna Faris is opening up about her &#8220;complicated feelings&#8221; regarding the Scary Movie franchise \u2014 including the reason why she never thought she&#8217;d return. 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