Release Date:7/21/17; In Theaters Genre:Comedy Rating:R Director:Malcolm D. Lee Studio(s): Universal Pictures, Will Packer Productions. Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Larenz Tate, Tiffany Haddish, Deborah Ayorinde, Kofi Siriboe.
Story: When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. Source: Shadow & Act.
Release Date: 4/15/16 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Available Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Cube Vision, New Line Cinema Director: Malcolm D. Lee Cast: Ice Cube (Calvin Palmer), Common (Jabari), Nicki Minaj (Draya), Anthony Anderson (J.D.), Cedric the Entertainer (Eddie), Regina Hall (Angie), Garcelle Beauvais (Loretta), Sean Patrick Thomas (Jimmy), Eve (Terri), Deon Cole (Dante), Tyga (Whack MC), J. B. Smoove.
Details: On this date MovieWeb reported that Barbershop: The Next Cut is bringing the Beauty Shop inside their doors for a joint business to help both parties keep afloat, and with the girls and guys working side by side, you can bet that every day is going to be a party. That is, if the raining bullets don’t accidentally kill someone first. There’s a serious new problem in town. And it needs to be addressed by a community that can actually do something about it. Ice Cube’s Calvin Palmer has a young son growing up in a Chicago suburb where the presence of gang violence is growing by the day. And it is encroaching on his business. It’s a serious issue that Barbershop: The Next Cut seems to be cutting into with some humor, making for a slightly more serious affair than past sequels.
Joining the cast this time around is also Common, who is now married to the only woman working on the Barber side of the shop, Terri, a character being reprised by Eve. Their personal journey will be one of the many side stories on display in Barbershop 3, as each of the shop’s employees work through their own struggles in the face of a neighborhood that seems to be under constant attack. Source: MovieWeb.
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Update: According to Shadow and Act, Barbershop 3 is set for a February 19, 2016 release, with a cast the seemingly continues to grow, including additions, Deon Cole, Nicki Minaj, and Regina Hall, who have all booked roles in the New Line/MGM threequel, joining the previously cast Michael Rainey Jr., Common, Anthony Anderson and returning stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer and Eve.
Malcolm D. Lee is directing, from a script penned by “Black-Ish” creator, Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver. Ice Cube’s Cube Vision shingle is producing, with Bob Teitel and George Tillman, Jr. of State Street Pictures as lead producers.
Collectively, the first 2 movies grossed $140 million domestically on comparatively low budgets, and were financial successes for the studio.
As of May 5, 2015, according to Movieweb, it isn’t clear at this point if other original franchise stars such as Sean Patrick Thomas (Jimmy), Troy Garity (Issac), Michael Ealy (Ricky) and Leonard Earl Howze (Dinka) will also come back for the follow-up. Source(s): Shadow and Act, MovieWeb.
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On March 26, 2014 Deadline reported that MGM is reviving its Barbershop franchise. The film company is negotiating a mid-seven-figure deal with Ice Cube to reprise his role as the catalyst for Barbershop 3. They also hope to re-enlist Cedric the Entertainer and Queen Latifah as well. The 2002 original cost $12 million and grossed $75 million domestic while the 2004 sequel cost $30 million and grossed $65 million. Source: Deadline.
Status: Announced Release Date: 2016 (TBA) Genre: Comedy/Romance Rating:Not Available Studio: Sean Daniel Company/Universal Pictures Director: Malcolm D. Lee Cast: Regina Hall (Candance), Sanaa Lathan (Robin, rumored), Nia Long (Jordan), Terrence Howard (Quentin, rumored), Morris Chestnut (Lance, rumored), Taye Diggs (Harper, rumored), Harold Perrineau (Murch, rumored), Melissa De Sousa (Shelby, rumored), Katt Williams (Dorian Burroughs, rumored), Jay Pharoah (Teddy Harper, rumored).
Update: In a September 14, 2015 interview with Entertainment Weekly, when asked how production was going on the third installment of The Best Man series, Morris Chestnut stated “Unfortunately, we’re not exactly sure when it’s going to happen,” Chestnut says of Best Man Wedding, citing scheduling conflicts given his upcoming Fox procedural Rosewood. Co-stars Terrence Howard and Taye Diggs are equally busy, he explains, adding, “We’ve all read the script, and it’s a really good script, but with Terrence now on Empire, Taye on Murder in the First and me on Rosewood, it’s going to be difficult to make happen.” Source: Entertainment Weekly.
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Update: Variety reported on 7/22/14 that Universal Pictures has dated The Best Man Wedding, the next installment in the The Best Man franchise for April 15, 2016. The original cast is expected to return with Malcolm D. Lee directing.
Plot details are vague other than the film will revolve around the wedding of Quentin (Terrence Howard’s character). Source: Variety.
Story: After coming together after 15 years for The Best Man Holiday Lance (Morris Chestnut), Harper (Taye Diggs) and company may reunite again for a third part of the Best Man franchise.
Details: Following an impressive opening weekend of $30 million for The Best Man Holiday in November 2013, Deadline reports that Malcolm D. Lee is negotiating a deal with Universal to write, direct and produce another installment of the hit ensemble romantic comedy. Sean Daniel is also in talks to come back and produce another film through his The Sean Daniel Company shingle. No word yet on locking in the ensemble cast. It took 14 years for Lee to come back with a sequel, but this one is going to happen much more quickly and is a priority project for Universal.
The $17 million sequel had the fifth-largest opening for an R-rated romantic comedy, the second-highest opening for an urban romantic comedy and the sixth-biggest opening for an urban-themed film overall. The film has grossed $71 million worldwide. Source(s): IMDB; Deadline, Moviepilot.
Release Date: 2/11/14 (DVD);
11/15/13 (Theatrical) Genre: Romantic/Comedy Rating: R Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Malcolm D. Lee Cast: Taye Diggs (Harper Stewart)
Morris Chestnut (Lance Sullivan)
Terrence Howard (Quentin)
Harold Perrineau (Julian Murch)
Nia Long (Jordan Armstrong)
Sanaa Lathan (Robin)
Monica Calhoun (Mia Morgan)
Melissa De Sousa (Shelby)
Regina Hall (Candace)
Story: After nearly 15 years apart, Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall reprise their career-launching roles in The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited next chapter to the film that ushered in a new era of comedy. When the college friends finally reunite over the Christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be ignited (Synopsis taken from the official site best-man.com).
Release Date: 7/21/17; In Theaters
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