It didn’t just perform well it drew a large cult following and launched a media franchise including Next Friday and Friday After. It was a hit in the box office, too, grossing 27 million worldwide, against a budget of 3.5 million. Ice Cube clarified that Tucker refused the film for religious reasons, citing that " he didn't want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore." He stuck to his values to such a degree that he even turned down a potential payday of " $10-12" million. The movie garnered praise from critics, primarily for the comedic sequences, writing, and acting performances.
On his Twitter account, Ice Cube responded to a tweet from a fan who accused the producers of Friday of not offering Chris Tucker enough money for the sequel. Related: All About The Benjamins Was Ice Cube's Dry Run For Ride Along However, if the long-gestating Rush Hour 4 ever comes to fruition, it seems likely that he will be returning to star. At the time, it wasn't officially confirmed why Chris Tucker was absent from the sequels, though after starring in the next two Rush Hour movies he dropped off the map, only appearing in 2 films after 2007. Instead, his shoes were filled by the new character Day Day, played by Mike Epps.
#POPS FROM THE MOVIE FRIDAY AFTER NEXT SERIES#
Friday was such a commercial and critical success that it spawned its own franchise, with sequel films Next Friday and Friday After Next coming in 20 followed by an 8-episode Friday animated series on MTV in 2007.Ĭhris Tucker, who had appeared in the meantime in hit films like Rush Hour, Jackie Brown, and The Fifth Element, didn't reprise the role of Smokey in Next Friday or its follow-up. He was expected to return for the series’ revival on HBO Max.Ice Cube has officially confirmed the reason that Chris Tucker didn't return for the comedy sequel Next Friday. The original Friday, which came out on April 26, 1995, followed Craig Jones (Ice Cube), a man who gets fired and decides to smoke pot with his friend Smokey (Chris Tucker), inadvertently getting on the bad side of a notorious drug dealer in the process. Later on in his career, he would be closely associated with the voice of Gramps on The Boondocks.
#POPS FROM THE MOVIE FRIDAY AFTER NEXT TV#
He also played Pops on the cult TV classic on The Wayans Bros. He would also appear in the sequels Next Friday and Friday After Next, and seemed down to do Last Friday.) In 1995, Witherspoon would star as Ice Cube’s dad “Pops” in the classic Friday. He also made appearances on numerous TV shows, including Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, The Tracy Morgan Show, and more.įans would most closely associate Witherspoon with one title, however: Pops. He started his career as a standup comic and then transitioned to doing TV and movie work (although he never stopped performing standup.) Since the ’80s, he had parts in cult classics like I’m Gonna Get You Sucka, House Party, Boomerang, The Meteor Man, Vampire in Brooklyn, Ride, and more. John Witherspoon - originally John Weatherspoon - was born in Detroit in 1942. May love surround his entire family and fan base – a comedy legend we’ll never forget. I’m absolutely shattered at the news of my great friend John Witherspoon passing. #ripjohnwitherspoon #mysecondpopsĪ post shared by Marlon Wayans on at 11:39pm PDT hope your dancing in heaven with ugly white shoes on. Anytime i want to laugh or to see you I’m gonna put on a episode of wayans bros and laugh until i cry.
You got “all the keys 🔑 “ and i know you got one to heaven’s gate. Thank you God for the many many many laughs that we shared on and off the set. i will pass on all the jewels that you bestowed on to us. Your boys damn near grew up on the #WayansBros set they’ll always be like my little brothers and sons. Anyone that knows me knows how much i love pops. yet extremely grateful to God that i got to spend 5 years of my life working with one of the funniest sweetest wisest humblest loving man you were my tv dad and my mentor and my friend.
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