For the May 20 issue of Variety, I spoke with Marlon Wayans about his extraordinary journey from a New York City housing project to Hollywood stardom, as well as his long-awaited return to the “Scary Movie” franchise after it was snatched away from him and his brothers by the “tyrant” Weinsteins.
We covered quite a bit of ground in the story, from his trauma over losing 62 loved ones during the COVID pandemic to how he negotiates having a trans son and being best pals with Dave Chappelle. But there was plenty that didn’t make it to print.
On release day for “Scary Movie,” the sixth installment in the Wayanses celebrated horror-spoof franchise, here are the best parts we left out, including the idea to set “White Chicks 2” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky banning him from having sex during the making of “Requiem for a Dream” and losing out on the role of Robin.
On Whether Lorne Michaels Has a Grudge Against Him Over “In Living Color”:
“I would like to think not, but I haven’t been asked to host yet. Maybe one day I’ll be hot enough to host SNL. It would be a privilege and an honor. We pay respect to the guys that did it before us — guys like Lorne Michaels, Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers we’ll always give respect to. If they weren’t the visionaries they were, we wouldn’t have been able to dream like we do, and it’s never a competition for us.”
