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Scary Movie reboot tops box office; Shaq cameo killed.

6/13/2026

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Director Paul Michael Glaser said the Scary Movie reboot opened on June 5 and led the U.S. box office.
The film features Shaquille O'Neal cameo as Ghostface, ending with his character’s death.
Marlon Wayans’s Shorty Meeks imitates O'Neal, says “But I never got over Kazaam,” before killing him.
Glaser called Kazaam terrible, said he would have granted permission if asked, and described his original rap-musical genie concept.

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Director Paul Michael Glaser said the Scary Movie reboot opened on June 5 and led the U.S. box office.
The film features Shaquille O'Neal cameo as Ghostface, ending with his character’s death.
Marlon Wayans’s Shorty Meeks imitates O'Neal, says “But I never got over Kazaam,” before killing him.
Glaser called Kazaam terrible, said he would have granted permission if asked, and described his original rap-musical genie concept.