The new “Scary Movie” isn’t pulling any punches on the subject of celeb jokes, and Michael Jackson is in the crosshairs for some new promotional materials.
The franchise’s Ghostface-inspired killer is dressed up like Jackson in a just-released poster that straight parodies the “Michael” promotional materials. But in this case, the 2 taglines are “Prepare to Hee-Hee” and “Touching Fans Everywhere,” the latter a reference to child abuse allegations which have adopted Jackson for years.
The biopic “Michael,” which debuts in theaters on Friday from Lionsgate Films, gained’t discover any of the allegations.
Per a recent New York Mag feature on “Michael” director Antoine Fuqua, the director “is not convinced that Jackson did what he is accused of doing, despite the number of accusers (five) and the fact that Jackson publicly talked about sharing his bed with boys.”
“Scary Movie 6” is about to convey again lots of the central characters from the primary two movies in the franchise, together with Marlon Wayans as Shorty Meeks, Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins, Anna Faris as Cindy Campbell and Regina Hall as Brenda Meeks. The Wayans brothers are again to writing and producing this film as nicely, after sitting out the final three chapters.
The “Scary Movie” group additionally launched a brief teaser trailer on April 22, which stars “Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson as a really clumsy model of the King of Pop.
“Scary Movie” heads to theaters by way of Paramount Pictures on June 5.
See the complete poster and a Jackson clip beneath.
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
