Even as director Michael Tiddes was filming the latest Scary Movie, there was an inkling that the ending would change. “The ending that’s in there now was something we came up with while shooting the movie, but we didn’t shoot it until additional photography,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. “After we finished principal photography, we watched the original ending, and the new idea for the ending just kept sitting with us. We were like, ‘You know what? It would be more impactful.'” Scary Movie, which is now in theaters, is the first installment of the comedy franchise in 25 years driven by its original creators, Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Everyone involved knew that fact would be a big part of the sequel. Plus, in that time, horror itself had changed too, so there were a bunch of new films to spoof and be inspired by. All of which meant the film’s ending had a ton of possibilities, and many were considered and shot. In a wide-ranging interview with THR, Tiddes discussed all of that and more, including how the film’s ending changed, as well as the reason for it ending the way it does now. Read the quotes below, which are filled with spoilers.
In Scary Movie (which is really Scary Movie 6), it’s ultimately “revealed” that Ray and Shorty, two of the original cast members played by Shawn and Marlon Wayans, are the Ghostface killers. (They’re joined by Shaquille O’Neal and Anthony Anderson, too, but Ray and Shorty kill them.) Their motivation behind the killings is to get back at everyone for stealing their franchise, which is why they begrudgingly let Cindy (Anna Faris) and Brenda (Regina Hall) live too. They’re the OGs.
