"Dark Movie" mocks Epstein, ICE, the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud, and Covid

The new film in the "Scary Movie" franchise contains jokes about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, the Jeffrey Epstein case, the #MeToo movement and the feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

The sixth installment of the popular horror parody series has arrived in regional cinemas today, so audiences in Montenegro can also watch it. Marlon Wayans and Sean Wayans return to the cast, along with Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Sheri Otter and Chris Elliott.

This is the first "Scary Movie" film in 13 years, and also the first written by the Wayans brothers since 2001's "Scary Movie 2."

The plot follows a well-known group of friends who reunite when a masked killer from their past returns to haunt them.

Like the previous sequels, the film will parody numerous contemporary horror films, including "Get Out," "Nope," "Longlegs," "Heretic," "Sinners," "Terrifier," "Smile," "M3GAN," "The Substance," and "Weapons."

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Marlon Wayans revealed that the film will also poke fun at a number of other topics that have marked the last few years.

“COVID, #MeToo, ChatGPT, the Epstein files, OnlyFans, streamers, ICE raids, the January 6th riots, and the Kendrick-Drake rap feud – all of these will be targeted in ‘Scary Movie,’” he said.

"But you have to understand that we are not cowards. We are not afraid. The Wayans family is not afraid to go where others will not," he added.

However, he stressed that the goal is not to insult for the sake of insulting.

"Is it worth destroying the quality of the project just to be offensive? This is bare-knuckle boxing, but still with kid gloves. Our goal is not to spill blood. We just want to punch you in the face and leave you with that little bump like in the Fred Kremenko cartoons," the film's author and actor described.

Wayans said back in March that the new film would "cancel cancellation culture" and appeal to audiences of all generations, returning comedy "to the way it used to be made."

"We're going to do what we've always done. We're going to make fun of everyone because we insult everyone equally," he said.

"We have a recipe and a formula that no one can copy. You can try, but it's very specific. It's the way we grew up and the way we look at the world. It comes from the home we were raised in and the sense of humor we inherited from our mother," he stressed.