Melissa Joan Hart Was Nearly In ‘Scary Film’ As a substitute Of Anna Faris
Anna Faris‘ iconic position as Cindy within the horror parody function movie sequence Scary Film nearly went to a different actress, revealed author, producer and star Marlon Wayans.
In a current interview with Leisure Tonight, Faris requested Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans if there was “ever a star that desperately needed to be in a Scary Film, however you needed to hit them with a tough no?”
“Melissa Joan Hart. She was presupposed to play Anna’s half,” Marlon Wayans mentioned, as each Faris and his brother reacted in disbelief.
The Him star defined it was the duo’s older brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans, the director of the inaugural entry in 2000 and one of many co-architects of the franchise, who pushed for Faris to get the position after seeing her audition.
“Keenan was like, ‘I noticed this younger woman Anna Faris, and it actually appears like that’s our Cindy,’” Marlon Wayans recalled.
He continued, “So that you took Melissa Joan Hart’s job! Good job, Anna. Approach to go. Taking meals out of one other white woman’s mouth,” joking that the casting reversal exemplified “white on white crime.”
This weekend, the field workplace take for Scary Film 6 totaled $56 million, the perfect ever opening within the franchise’s 26-year historical past. The Paramount-Miramax flick is the newest followup since 2013’s Scary Film 5, spoofing current horror fare like Sinners, The Substance and Jordan Peele’s Nope and Get Out.
Alongside Faris and the Wayans, Regina Corridor, Lochlyn Monroe, Dave Sheridan and Jon Abrahams all returned to star within the movie.
