Anna Faris has revealed that one joke aimed at Melania Trump was considered too much and was ultimately removed from the new Scary Movie 6.
Fans of the Wayans brothers’ brand of horror spoof have been eager to see the franchise return, especially after Marlon, Keenen and Shawn Wayans came back to steer the series creatively for the first time since the early films.
It has been years since the trio were heavily involved in the Paramount franchise, having written and starred in the first two installments. The new movie, released on June 5, 2026, marks the first Scary Movie film in 13 years and the first one written by the Wayans brothers since Scary Movie 2 in 2001, giving the series a more direct link to the style that defined its original run.
The latest entry appears to be leaning back into the same sharp-edged mix of horror parody and pop-culture satire that made the franchise a hit in the first place. According to reports cited by The Hollywood Reporter, it took in $7.7 million in Thursday previews from 2,800 locations, and early box office reports say it has already passed $150 million worldwide.
The R-rated comedy also sees the return of original cast favorites Anna Faris and Regina Hall, who step back into the roles of Cindy and Brenda. Faris last played Cindy in Scary Movie 4 in 2006, while both she and Hall sat out 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Brenda is more or less in line with what audiences would expect from the character, but Cindy has changed dramatically. Despite seeming to get a happy ending with Tom Ryan in the fourth movie, that version of her is gone. In this film, Cindy has embraced MAGA politics, and Tom is no longer part of the picture.
Speaking to Dexerto, Faris said she wanted to push Cindy “to be a classic MAGA rabbit hole”, adding: “The kind of person that you saw outside of the Walmart during quarantine that was raising some kind of crazy-ass fuss.”
That direction for the character led to a joke referencing Melania Trump’s time as first lady, though it never made it into the final version of the movie.
Faris explained that the deleted line referenced the ‘Be Best’ campaign, Melania’s public initiative launched during her first term as first lady in 2018 and originally focused on children’s well-being, online behavior and opioid abuse awareness.
“There was a moment where I am getting wasted, like so drunk. I am in my truck and I look into the rearview mirror and I say, ‘Be best, Cindy Campbell. Be best,’” said Faris, adding: “That didn’t make it, but I liked my little winking there.”
On Melania Trump’s website, the ‘Be Best’ initiative is described as being rooted in “the importance of social, emotional, and physical health of children.”
Although the original campaign has ended, the site says that “Mrs. Trump is continuing to support children in the foster care community through Fostering the Future, which will give foster children the ability to reach their full potential through economic empowerment and expanded access to resources in the fields of science and technology.” In recent months, that work has also been tied to the White House-backed ‘Fostering the Future Together’ coalition and related foster care policy efforts.
Faris also addressed the tone of the film and her approach to playing Cindy in it, saying: “You know, what are you gonna do? You gonna be mad at Cindy? I’m in a movie that is truly the most offensive movie ever made, and I’m the lead of it. And I participate in offensive ideas. I think I can kind of do anything. It liberated me.”
The quote underlines the filmmakers’ intention to return Scary Movie to the anything-goes style that made the earlier entries cultural touchstones. Early reactions to the new film have noted that it targets a wide spread of contemporary flashpoints, from political culture-war talking points to celebrity scandals and recent entertainment feuds, rather than sticking only to horror references.
That approach has always been central to the franchise. While the original 2000 film spoofed slashers like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, its humor also relied heavily on whatever celebrities, tabloid stories and political moments were dominating conversation at the time. Faris’s deleted Melania gag fits squarely into that tradition, even if it ultimately proved a step too far for the finished cut.