Comic Mike Epps has confirmed what followers have been ready over 20 years for: Ice Dice has lastly gotten the inexperienced mild to make Final Friday.
The unique ‘Friday’ movie spawned a litany of stars
Epps starred within the second and third installments of the comedy traditional that started in 1995 with Friday that starred family names like Ice Dice, Chris Tucker, John Witherspoon, Bernie Mac, Tommy Lister Jr., Faizon Love, Regina King, Nia Lengthy, Anna Marie Horsford and plenty of others.
Epps, 54, was capable of parlay his starring roles as Day-Day Jones right into a affluent profession in movies and comedy specials, most notably All Concerning the Benjamins, Roll Bounce, Meet the Blacks, Hangover, Soul Males and Uncle Drew. Epps additionally used that platform to energy his many comedy specials, the newest of which he’s selling on “The Breakfast Membership” morning radio present.
‘Friday’ has lastly been green-lit after years of rotting on the cabinets
“The Breakfast Membership” host Charlamagne Tha God wasted no time asking if the fourth and closing installment of the Friday franchise was going to be made.
“He known as me the opposite day, stated we simply completed the deal,” Epps stated in regards to the dialog he had with Ice Dice. “So, we doing the final Friday, man. And massive shout-out to Dice; that’s one other brother that has put so many brothers on, man, and don’t actually get the props for it. Put me, Chris Tucker, Bernie Mac, I imply title ’em. This dude gave dudes alternatives.”
Epps stated Ice Dice, 55, has but to ship over the script, however that the deal has been signed and taking pictures is imminent. Epps advised the hosts that he needs Friday to proceed to introduce newer comics to a wider viewers.
“I haven’t seen the script, however I’m fairly certain it’s good,” Epps stated. “And we’re gonna convey within the new comics. We’re gonna put the DC Younger Flys and all of them in with the OGs. It’s going to be a superb a– time.”
Will Chris Tucker reprise his revered position of Smokey?
One of many largest wonders of the ultimate Friday movie is that if Chris Tucker will reprise the enduring position as Smokey. Tucker, 53, rocketed to superstardom by enjoying in field workplace blockbuster movies such because the Rush Hour trilogy, Useless Presidents and Cash Talks.
“Folks nonetheless love Chris Tucker, he’s nonetheless Smokey,” Epps stated. “He laid it down, he positioned me to do it. So Chris, should you’re listening, we’d like you, child boy. Come on again.”
To make certain, Tucker is open to creating a comeback with Smokey, as he said on Atlanta’s “Huge Tigger” radio present final yr.
“It’s studios, and so they gotta need to do it, after which it’s producers and all that stuff,” Tucker stated. “It’s loads that goes with it.”