US EditionIce Cube Confirmed to Write & Star in New ‘Friday’ Movie’
- Ice Cube has signed a deal with Warner Bros. And New Line Cinema to write and star in "Last Friday," the fourth movie in the "Friday" series, marking a significant development in the project.
- Richard Brener, New Line's president and CCO, confirmed the deal during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
- Ice Cube expressed frustration in 2022 over delays, stating, "I was a little hot because they had took so long," indicating a desire for the movie to be made correctly.
- The new film will be the first in the series since "Friday After Next" in 2002, and Ice Cube has starred in all previous entries.
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“Last Friday” Is Officially Happening As Ice Cube Inks New Deal & Fans Already Have Demands
Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Nearly a quarter century since the third installment, the Friday franchise is back. The news comes after New Line’s CCO Richard Brener sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, which—much to cinephiles’ delight—included a lightning round of questions about remakes and sequels to some beloved Hollywood works. During the conversation, he revealed that after negotiations with the film’s writer, Ice Cube…
Ice Cube Confirmed to Write & Star in New ‘Friday’ Movie’
Last Friday is really happening, folks. We’ve been covering updates about the film extensively since June of 2024 when Ice Cube told Flavor Flav that the movie was gaining momentum. “We’re working on it. We finally got some traction with Warner Bros.,” he said. “They have new leadership. My man Mike DeLuca — who used to be at New Line when I first started, when I first did the first Friday and Players Club and All About the Benjamins — Mike De…
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