February 26, 2025
After reprising their roles from the traditional film for a Walmart business, each are hoping a component 2 is subsequent.
With the latest announcement that Nia Lengthy and Larenz Tate will host the twenty ninth annual American Black Movie Pageant (ABFF) as ambassadors for the annual movie fest, the viewers nonetheless wonders and hopes that they’ll reprise their roles as Nina and Darius from their romantic film, “Love Jones” which got here out in 1997. Whereas each actors have achieved a lot because the iconic love story was instructed, the duo doesn’t look a lot older than after they filmed the challenge.
The couple reunited for a Walmart promotion over the vacations, reprising their roles because the couple, however of their later years, sharing ideas as to what the couple can be doing now.
BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Lengthy and Tate to debate the potential for an upcoming film. Like followers of the film, they’re simply as excited as we’re about the potential for it taking place.
The 2 say they’ve remained associates all these years and can be enthusiastic about rehashing the roles that the general public nonetheless questions them about, particularly when they’re out collectively.
“I feel that is one thing the followers have been ready for, for a really very long time. Larenz and I’ve a shorthand with each other,” Lengthy mentioned. “We’re like brother and sister, truthfully. I imply, you guys see the characters on this romantic setting, however we actually have a beautiful shorthand with each other that’s timeless. And ‘Love Jones’ is one in all my favourite movies. Wherever I’m going the place, wherever we’re, everybody’s like, when are you guys gonna do one thing collectively? And it was so cool when Walmart requested to do that business.”
“It’s been actually a pleasure to reunite with Nia,” Tate says. “Clearly, we proceed on with our robust friendship in actual life, however after we’re capable of finding moments like this man, it simply feels so good, and we’ve tried many occasions to determine what we will do, however this simply appears seamless. This chance labored with Walmart, which is such an incredible model and we have been like this makes absolute sense. Let’s give our followers and the those who we contemplate household who’ve been supporting us for thus a few years a little bit peek into the place Nina and Darius may very well be or the place they’re proper now.”
Figuring out that after the Walmart business got here out final 12 months, the viewers can be clamoring to see Nina and Darius as soon as once more, they each knew that it ought to open the door for the potential for rehashing the continuation of what might arguably be among the best love tales seen on movie. Tate speculates that it’ll place each actors in a greater place in terms of negotiations about doing a “Love Jones” sequel.
“That places us able that we wish to be in, to have the ability to create what that subsequent factor is,” mentioned Tate. “And so, with Nia being sensible and artistic and the unimaginable businesswoman that she is, I’d like to satisfy her on that very same degree. This may open up the doorways for us to reply these questions after actually, you already know, after this, however we’re engaged on one thing.”
Lengthy chimed in by thanking Walmart and saying, “We’re going to have a lot of presents after this business; thanks, Walmart!”
She admits that of all of the main males she has shared the display with, Tate is fingers down her “favourite.”
But, each are excited in regards to the alternatives which will come from reuniting for the Walmart business: probably a tv present, one other movie, a sequel, or perhaps even a brand new story that reunites the 2.
However, they did reveal a little bit tidbit that followers might not have been aware about. They each reunited for an upcoming film in regards to the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson. Lengthy performs the legend’s mom, Katherine Jackson, whereas Tate takes on the function of Motown Founder Berry Gordy.
Seeing the 2 of them on the display collectively makes the viewers wish to see Nina and Darius quickly. Hopefully, after the latest Walmart business, the upcoming ABFF in June, after which the Michael Jackson film, tentatively scheduled to debut in October, could also be sufficient to get the sequel to “Love Jones” going.
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