It's been thirty years since one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time went off the air. These days, Ice Cube is pushing forward plans for its return, and hopes the old fans will give him the benefit of the doubt by offering two familiar words: Welcome back.
"There's a script," the "First Sunday" star said of "Welcome Back, Kotter," which would bring an urban take to the 70's TV classic. "We've got the same characters, they're just re-vamped to suit the times, totally different. It's like, flipped. With me playing Kotter, how couldn't it be?" Read more...
As some of you may have heard, rapper Ice Cube is in the running to play B.A. Baracus in John Singleton's upcoming theatrical take on the classic 80's action TV show, "The A-Team." When Cube sat down with us to chat up his new film "First Sunday," the focus inevitably turned to the former, with Cube sharing his take on the character that Mr. T made famous.
"I don't wanna make a two-hour TV show," Cube said of reports about the film's grittier feel. "I wanna make a hardcore movie with these characters you remember, but I'm not trying to be Mr. T. I'm not going to wear all the gold and all that stuff. I think that's his thing. I'm gonna bring my flavor to the role. We're taking it to the big screen so it's something different." Watch Cube talk it up in the video below, and then click here to read the rest of the interview.
Yup, we're back again with more links. Today, news on "The Neuromancer," "Transformers 2," "A-Team," "Eagle Eye," and more.
- I pity the fool who doesn't read Ice Cube's interview about "The A-Team," where he talks about the possibility of playing BA Baracus. (Blackfilm)
- Super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura talks Wayans casting on "G.I. Joe," says "Transformers 2" is "hurt" by the strike. (IESB)
- "Noooooooooo!" Hayden Christensen cast in "The Neuromancer." In all fairness, he was awesome in "Shattered Glass." (JoBlo)
- It's clobbering time. Michael Chiklis joins cast of "Eagle Eye" as Secretary of Defense. (Hollywood Reporter)
- On the cutting room floor: 15 big name actors who got left out of a movie. (IFC)
- Michael Cera isn't ticklish in this hilarious fake interview. (Funny or Die)
What do you do when your funniest partner-in-crime also just happens to be the Haley's Comet of actors, and people keep asking whether you'll ever reunite for a true "Friday" sequel? According to Ice Cube, you wait.
"I think if [Chris Tucker] don't come back, we shouldn't do another one," Cube revealed to us this week, breaking news about the future of his signature series. "And if he comes back? We should." Read more...
If you've got an unproduced screenplay in your hands with the word "Saturday" in its title, you might want to get those pages into the hands of Ice Cube as soon as possible. These days, the "Friday" star is gearing up for next month's "First Sunday," all part of what he jokingly refers to as his weekend trilogy. "I've got the best days of the week," he teased. With that in mind, Cube has slipped us an exclusive scene from his new comedy, which stars himself and "30 Rock" funnyman Tracy Morgan as two would-be criminals who hold up a church. The scene, entitled "The Cheap Seats," sets up the plot as the two buddies stake out the holy house where they'll soon perform a decidedly unholy act. Hear him talk about it after the jump.
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It's still almost a year away, but MTV has Batman on the brain as "The Dark Knight" swoops in with two news items. That and "The Spirit," "Transformers 2," Ice Cube and more in our links of the day.
- Eva Mendes cast in Frank Miller's "The Spirit." (Hollywood Reporter)
- Bale, Routh NOT in "Justice League of America"? (Movie Hole)
- Anthony Michael Hall's "Dark Knight" role revealed. (Hollywood Chicago)
- Ice Cube and Fred Durst together? Pair will team up on inspirational sports drama "Comeback." (Variety)
- What’s the deal with Michael Bay and "Transformers 2?" (AICN)
- No need to "Jump to Conclusions." Ron Livingston joins cast of "The Time Traveler’s Wife." (Hollywood Reporter)
- Even Abe Froman thinks this is a bad idea: Plot breakdown for possible "Ferris Bueller" sequel set twenty years after the original. (Tampa Bay)
It's Friday, Chris Tucker ain't got no job (at least nothing on his upcoming schedule), and ain't got nothing to do (now that publicity has wrapped for "Rush Hour 3"). Can Ice Cube convince him to return to the hood for a follow-up to their 1995 "smoking" hot hit?
On a recent visit to the set of his new flick, "First Sunday," the Frozen One revealed that he would love for Tucker to return for a fourth "Friday." For his part, Tucker told MTV News that he's open to the prospect.
"I would love to, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it," he said. "But come with a great script and I'll consider it. We'll see." Read more...
