{"id":2454298,"date":"2026-06-11T08:42:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2454298"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:42:58","slug":"why-anna-faris-has-5-drafts-of-an-email-to-keanu-reeves-she-never-sent-after-scary-movies-john-wick-parody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-anna-faris-has-5-drafts-of-an-email-to-keanu-reeves-she-never-sent-after-scary-movies-john-wick-parody\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Anna Faris has &#8216;5 drafts of an email to Keanu Reeves&#8217; she never sent after \u201cScary Movie\u201d&#8217;s \u201cJohn Wick\u201d parody"},"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 tells EW she has &#8220;five drafts of an email to Keanu Reeves&#8221; that she &#8220;never had the courage to send&#8221; after parodying <em>John Wick <\/em>in the latest <em>Scary Movie<\/em>.<\/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\">Faris&#8217; hapless Cindy Campbell fights a horde of Ghostface killers &#8220;<em>Ballerina <\/em>style,&#8221; she says, at the film&#8217;s climax, which prompted her to (almost) relay her reverence for Reeves over email.<\/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\"><em>Scary Movie <\/em>director Michael Tiddes describes the &#8220;amazing action scene for Anna&#8217;s character&#8221; as the film&#8217;s &#8220;crescendo,&#8221; which he hopes leaves viewers thinking, &#8220;&#8216;Did that just happen?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She&#8217;s known as a comedy queen, a podcasting pioneer, and an arthouse darling. But <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> makes a new argument for <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> the action star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>&#8216;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scary-movie-2026-cover-story-marlon-wayans-shawn-wayans-regina-hall-anna-faris-11988327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Scary Movie cover story;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 cover story&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Scary Movie <\/em>cover story<\/a>, the returning protagonist of the first four entries in the horror parody franchise broke down all the films that co-creators and co-writers Shawn and <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 Wayans;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 Wayans&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Marlon Wayans<\/a> set Faris up to knock down in the latest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following directly from 2000&#8217;s franchise kickstarter, Faris&#8217; hapless, harmless Cindy Campbell has retreated to a remote backwater to lie in wait for the slasher that tried to take her life, following in the footsteps of the <em>Halloween <\/em>reboot trilogy&#8217;s inveterate final girl Laurie Strode (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jamie-lee-curtis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jamie Lee Curtis;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;Jamie Lee Curtis&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>). Then she&#8217;s reactivated by a new network of Ghostface killers \u00e1 la <em>Scream<\/em>. <em>Scary Movie <\/em>(in theaters now) also contains parodies of <em>Get Out<\/em>, <em>It Follows<\/em>, <em>Sinners<\/em>, <em>Smile<\/em>, and more of the best horror releases of the last two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But the Wayans didn&#8217;t draw the line at horror. <em>Scary Movie <\/em>also riffs on <em>Wicked<\/em>, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>, and even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/john-wick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:John Wick;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;John Wick&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>John Wick<\/em><\/a>, the graphic action franchise starring a broody <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/keanu-reeves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Keanu Reeves;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;Keanu Reeves&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Keanu Reeves<\/a>. It&#8217;s Cindy who takes on the avenging angel role in <em>Scary Movie<\/em>, kicking a horde of Ghostface killers&#8217; butts in a high-octane fight sequence peppered with meta zingers about Faris&#8217; desperate need for a stunt double. While Faris tells EW that she didn&#8217;t catch up on every single film that <em>Scary Movie <\/em>parodies, &#8220;<em>John Wick <\/em>felt like it was important. Actually, I have like five drafts of an email to Keanu Reeves saved on my phone as I was dressed up. I never had the courage to send it.&#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>Michael Tiddes directing Anna Faris in &#8216;Scary Movie&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Quantrell Colbert\/Paramount<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What would Faris have told the beloved actor, musician, and motorcycle manufacturing entrepreneur? &#8220;That I was &#8216;sitting in my cast chair dressed in this beautiful black suit that&#8217;s fitted well, and I&#8217;m attempting to carry a degree of intensity in my body that you deliver with your brilliance in <em>John Wick<\/em>.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Something like that,&#8221; she shrugs, adding with a laugh, &#8220;I never thought this would happen. I&#8217;m 49.&#8221;<\/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\">Faris described shooting the <em>John Wick <\/em>parody as one of the most &#8220;incredible&#8221; of the entire <em>Scary Movie <\/em>revival experience. &#8220;To go from my origin story, getting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2_qj8cSk38o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:sprayed to the ceiling;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;sprayed to the ceiling&quot;}\" class=\"link \">sprayed to the ceiling<\/a> \u2014 being a kind of hapless archetype, like, yes, Cindy survives, but does she deserve to? So to get to do that fight sequence, to return to the black wig, <em>Ballerina<\/em> style, it was a blast. I kept thanking [director Michael Tiddes]. I kept saying, &#8216;Thank you for letting Cindy win.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tiddes tells EW that the scene was as &#8220;important&#8221; for him as it was for Faris. &#8220;Leading into the finale, it was important to kind of build into a crescendo. Then in the finale to pull it off the way we did, where you have this amazing action scene for Anna&#8217;s character, this real, true comeuppance with our Ghostface.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the &#8220;big reveal in the end&#8221; \u2014 well, big <em>reveals<\/em>, which shouldn&#8217;t be a spoiler for anyone familiar with how the <em>Scream <\/em>franchise tends to end its films now \u2014 Tiddes says &#8220;my hope is that that is surprising to the audience and leaves them like, &#8216;What? Did that just happen?&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anna Faris fighting Ghostface in the original 'Scary Movie'Credit: miramax\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/AXpgGiQj6wkvjfw3CvE.Fg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/b11e759f045c29df016444c8f30735f6\"\/><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 fighting Ghostface in the original &#8216;Scary Movie&#8217;<br \/>Credit: miramax<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The very best part of Faris&#8217; brief time as a world-class ass kicker? &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have to go to any stunt training. Turns out when they give you a gun, you don&#8217;t have to go learn a bunch of fights,&#8221; she jokes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had actually acquired a bit of stunt training from the [previous <em>Scary Movie <\/em>films]. They were always sending me to, especially boxing, between <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wMHkQDzt8VM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:boxing with a cat;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;boxing with a cat&quot;}\" class=\"link \">boxing with a cat<\/a> and doing that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o-UjvIpEChg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Million Dollar Baby parody;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;Million Dollar Baby parody&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Million Dollar Baby <\/em>parody<\/a>. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4DHFjHfTNbA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:river dance stuff;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;river dance stuff&quot;}\" class=\"link \">river dance stuff<\/a>,&#8221; Faris recounts. It felt to the <em>Mom <\/em>star that whoever it was at the helm of each <em>Scary Movie <\/em>would think to themselves, &#8220;<em>She&#8217;s got the weekend off, let&#8217;s send her to some kind of training camp! Keep her in shape!<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Faris <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scary-movie-stars-director-lift-lid-explosively-meta-finale-11990627\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previously told EW;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;previously told EW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previously told EW<\/a> that she accepted the offer to return to the <em>Scary Movie <\/em>fold as &#8220;the biggest gift of my career.&#8221; It was the &#8220;opportunity to properly thank [the Wayans] and show them that I am just in awe of them&#8221; that touched her the most. &#8220;The truth is, I&#8217;m just happy to be part of this journey.&#8221;<\/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\/anna-faris-drafted-five-emails-to-keanu-reeves-after-one-scary-movie-scene-11995452\" 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 tells EW she has &#8220;five drafts of an email to Keanu Reeves&#8221; that she &#8220;never had the courage to send&#8221; after parodying John Wick in the latest Scary Movie. Faris&#8217; hapless Cindy Campbell fights a horde of Ghostface killers &#8220;Ballerina style,&#8221; she says, at the film&#8217;s climax, which prompted her to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2454299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346093,347620,482357,325227,306645,311778,347622,346095],"class_list":["post-2454298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-anna-faris","tag-cindy-campbell","tag-ghostface-killers","tag-john-wick","tag-keanu-reeves","tag-marlon-wayans","tag-michael-tiddes","tag-scary-movie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Why-Anna-Faris-has-5-drafts-of-an-email-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454298","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=2454298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454300,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454298\/revisions\/2454300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}