Ice Cube Reviving ‘Friday’ Franchise, Will the Original Cast Return? 5 Great Movie Sequels

Ice Cube Reviving 'Friday' Franchise, Will the Original Cast Return? 5 Great Movie Sequels

Rapper-actor Ice Cube is apparently in a revival kind of mood as of late. After it was announced last week that the former gangsta rapper would be reviving his bad boy image for a new dramatic revenge-themed series for FX, it’s now been announced that Ice Cube is reviving his beloved Friday film series. And while the news is surely exciting, many are wondering if Ice Cube can bring the film series back to its original comedic high by bringing the original cast back. And according to the filmmaker himself, that’s what he intends to do.

During a recent interview with TMZ, Ice Cube told the gossip site that he plans to make a fourth Friday film and he plans to include his original Friday co-star, Chris Tucker, in the sequel as well as the rest of the entire original cast.

“Absolutely, yes, the studio is in the process of getting the entire original cast to do another Friday,” said a rep for Ice Cube’s Cube Vision Productions. “[Ice Cube] is very excited about this and has every intention to make it happen.”


Last month, TMZ spoke with actor Tommy Listor Jr. (Deebo), who claimed that both he and Tucker are interested in returning to the franchise but need to work out contracts for the project.

Hopefully, Ice Cube can successfully reunite the original cast and make a film worthy of following the original comedy classic. If so, maybe the film can join that ever-illusive list of great sequels, just like our list of five great movie sequels below. –nicholas robinson


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