Summary:
The Trip movie hasn’t been out for over seven years, but star and producer Ice Cube says Trip 3 is still in development. The first two films in the franchise were released in 2014 and 2016 and grossed nearly $280 million worldwide despite both films receiving negative reviews. The comedic chemistry between Ice Cube and Kevin Hart gave the films enough oomph to make them interesting crime fiction.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Ice Cube spoke about his role in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and the prospect of continuing the Friday and Ride Together franchises. The rapper-turned-actor said that people behind the scenes were still playing around with different ideas and concepts for Ride Along 3. Cube said he expected them to come up with a solution for the sequel, but Hart’s growing popularity made communication difficult. comedian to discuss the project. Here is the full quote:
“We talked a bit about Ride Along 3, we still haven’t found the right concept and the right place to develop the series. We don’t want to just do it, we have to do it, and it has to be a standalone film that works. Well, we’ll fix it. Kevin Hart, you know, he’s also hard to find. If you have his number, tell him to call me, he doesn’t call me anymore. What happened, Kevin.
Everything we know about Ride Along 3:
While Tim Storey, director of the first two The Trip films, has spoken at various times about working on a script for a new film in the franchise, The Trip 3 has yet to move forward. In the proposed sequel, Storey will return to direct, with Hart and Ice Cube reprising their roles as crazy partners. There have been no other cast rumors, although Bruce McGill and Tika Sumpter will likely return as Lt. Brooks and Angela Payton-Barber, respectively.
Work on the third chapter began with the release of Ride Along 2 in 2016, but since then there has been little news about the project. In 2016, Storey, who also worked with Ice Cube on the classic comedy The Barbershop, said the creative team had many intriguing story ideas but were still “looking forward” to the script. Storey said he would like to see the pair in a fish-out-of-water situation in a third film, possibly even going to another country like one of the main characters in the series, Rush Hour.
More recently, Story reported that the main hurdle for Ride Along 3 is coordinating Hart and Cube’s schedules. Hart is currently preparing two films, “Elevator” and “Frontier,” and one more, “Return to the Strip,” has already been completed. Meanwhile, Ice Cube has signed a new multi-project contract with Luminosity Entertainment and is currently working on a documentary about his BIG3 basketball league. With all of this on their plate, it might be a while before Hart and Cube are off for another ride.
Source: ET