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Electra appeared in the opening scene of the original Scary Movie<\/em>, and returned for 2006’s Scary Movie 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCarmen Electra<\/a> is in on the joke, again.<\/p>\nThe Baywatch <\/em>bombshell memorably opened 2000’s Scary Movie<\/em><\/a>franchise kickstarter, riffing on Drew Barrymore’s legendary role in the cold open of the Scream <\/em>franchise. Unlike most actors who appeared for a single scene or sequence, or even turned up to deliver a single joke, Electra returned to the fold in 2006’s Scary Movie 4 <\/em>\u2014 which starred two of the franchise’s original core four, Anna Faris<\/a> and Regina Hall<\/a> (co-creators Marlon Wayans<\/a> and Shawn Wayans starred in the first two and rejoin the mix with this new movie).<\/p>\nUntil now.<\/p>\n
Scary Movie<\/em><\/a>has positioned itself over the culture again, like the mothership in Independence Day<\/em>, ready to rain parodic destruction down on the last 25 years in horror. And Electra secured her ticket for the family reunion, appearing in a memorable scene that she’d prefer to keep largely under wraps, so audiences can experience maximal jolts of shock and awe at the cavalcade of O.G. cameos. The actress and model sat down with Entertainment Weekly <\/em>ahead of the new movie’s theatrical release to tease just how she got involved, why the offer was met with an instant yes, and what she loves so much about a Wayans production.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nCarmen Electra in ‘Scary Movie’ in 2000
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“I had just flown home from another job” when she got the offer, Electra recalls. “I said yes right away. We got back on a plane and flew to Atlanta and shot at Tyler Perry Studios. It was just really so exciting.” What excites Electra most is the “huge, amazing actress” who she shares her uproarious scene with. “I can’t say her name… but to get to work with her was amazing. And to just be with the Wayans again. I was in the fourth Scary Movie <\/em>too, and even when we were on 4<\/em>, I kept saying, ‘I really miss the Wayans.’ I think the Wayans are the best.”<\/p>\nElectra doesn’t know exactly how her name came up for the new film, the Wayans’ first Scary Movie <\/em>in 25 years. But she has a couple theories. “A little bird chirped in my ear and said that they were looking for a Carmen Electra type to play the role, and someone at Paramount said, ‘Why don’t we just get her?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah, let’s get her!'”<\/p>\nThe other involves an interview Electra gave to TMZ<\/em><\/a>in February. “It pretty much went viral, where I was walking out of a party and they kept asking me [about Scary Movie<\/em>] and I said, ‘Well, you know, the Wayans are the best. So if the Wayans are coming back, you never know if I’m going to be in it!’ At that time, when they interviewed me, there was no contact. And the next thing you know, I’m getting a call.”<\/p>\nMarlon Wayans confirmed to EW that the production launched and wrapped in Atlanta in 2025, but reshoots and additional photography to add fresh parodies (like the one for Michael<\/em><\/a>, starring Kenan Thompson<\/a>) kept the cameras rolling well through this spring. In addition to Hall, Faris, the Wayans, and Electra, the new Scary Movie<\/em>, which follows directly from the original and skips all the sequels, brings back a number of that film’s stars, including Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Chris Elliott, and Lochlyn Munro.<\/p>\nElectra described the new shoot as “so much fun, and it was just a whirlwind. It was so exciting.” It reminded her most of the first Scary Movie<\/em>, which she remembers fondly. “When we shot the first one, we had no idea how well it would do. It was the number one movie around the world. We toured all over Europe. For me, it was the first time being in a movie at number one, and it was such a fun, good feeling,” she says. “I remember sneaking into a movie theater and sitting in the very back row and just listening to everyone scream during my scene. Everyone was standing up, like, ‘Yay!’ People just loved it. They loved my scene, and they loved the movie in general. I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this really happening?'”<\/p>\n
Carmen Electra tells EW about her surprise cameo in the new Scary Movie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “It was so much fun and it was just a whirlwind,” Electra says of her Scary Movie <\/em>appearance alongside a “huge, amazing actress” whose identity she’s keeping under wraps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Electra appeared in the opening scene of the original Scary Movie<\/em>, and returned for 2006’s Scary Movie 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Carmen Electra<\/a> is in on the joke, again.<\/p>\n The Baywatch <\/em>bombshell memorably opened 2000’s Scary Movie<\/em><\/a>franchise kickstarter, riffing on Drew Barrymore’s legendary role in the cold open of the Scream <\/em>franchise. Unlike most actors who appeared for a single scene or sequence, or even turned up to deliver a single joke, Electra returned to the fold in 2006’s Scary Movie 4 <\/em>\u2014 which starred two of the franchise’s original core four, Anna Faris<\/a> and Regina Hall<\/a> (co-creators Marlon Wayans<\/a> and Shawn Wayans starred in the first two and rejoin the mix with this new movie).<\/p>\n Until now.<\/p>\n Scary Movie<\/em><\/a>has positioned itself over the culture again, like the mothership in Independence Day<\/em>, ready to rain parodic destruction down on the last 25 years in horror. And Electra secured her ticket for the family reunion, appearing in a memorable scene that she’d prefer to keep largely under wraps, so audiences can experience maximal jolts of shock and awe at the cavalcade of O.G. cameos. The actress and model sat down with Entertainment Weekly <\/em>ahead of the new movie’s theatrical release to tease just how she got involved, why the offer was met with an instant yes, and what she loves so much about a Wayans production.<\/p>\n Carmen Electra in ‘Scary Movie’ in 2000 “I had just flown home from another job” when she got the offer, Electra recalls. “I said yes right away. We got back on a plane and flew to Atlanta and shot at Tyler Perry Studios. It was just really so exciting.” What excites Electra most is the “huge, amazing actress” who she shares her uproarious scene with. “I can’t say her name… but to get to work with her was amazing. And to just be with the Wayans again. I was in the fourth Scary Movie <\/em>too, and even when we were on 4<\/em>, I kept saying, ‘I really miss the Wayans.’ I think the Wayans are the best.”<\/p>\n Electra doesn’t know exactly how her name came up for the new film, the Wayans’ first Scary Movie <\/em>in 25 years. But she has a couple theories. “A little bird chirped in my ear and said that they were looking for a Carmen Electra type to play the role, and someone at Paramount said, ‘Why don’t we just get her?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah, let’s get her!'”<\/p>\n The other involves an interview Electra gave to TMZ<\/em><\/a>in February. “It pretty much went viral, where I was walking out of a party and they kept asking me [about Scary Movie<\/em>] and I said, ‘Well, you know, the Wayans are the best. So if the Wayans are coming back, you never know if I’m going to be in it!’ At that time, when they interviewed me, there was no contact. And the next thing you know, I’m getting a call.”<\/p>\n Marlon Wayans confirmed to EW that the production launched and wrapped in Atlanta in 2025, but reshoots and additional photography to add fresh parodies (like the one for Michael<\/em><\/a>, starring Kenan Thompson<\/a>) kept the cameras rolling well through this spring. In addition to Hall, Faris, the Wayans, and Electra, the new Scary Movie<\/em>, which follows directly from the original and skips all the sequels, brings back a number of that film’s stars, including Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Chris Elliott, and Lochlyn Munro.<\/p>\n Electra described the new shoot as “so much fun, and it was just a whirlwind. It was so exciting.” It reminded her most of the first Scary Movie<\/em>, which she remembers fondly. “When we shot the first one, we had no idea how well it would do. It was the number one movie around the world. We toured all over Europe. For me, it was the first time being in a movie at number one, and it was such a fun, good feeling,” she says. “I remember sneaking into a movie theater and sitting in the very back row and just listening to everyone scream during my scene. Everyone was standing up, like, ‘Yay!’ People just loved it. They loved my scene, and they loved the movie in general. I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this really happening?'”<\/p>\n
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