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Dec 30, 2021 · Wednesday morning, Ice Cube hopped onto Twitter to shed light on why Tucker’s role as Smokey was a one-time thing. “We were ready to pay Chris Tucker $10-12m to do Next Friday but he turned us...
- Kenan Draughorne
Oct 5, 2022 · Cube noted that Warner Bros. rejected two of his scripts for the movie. The first script included the characters Craig (Ice Cube) and Da Da (Mike Epps) going to jail for selling marijuana.
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- Ice Cube as Craig Jones. Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles, CA. The rapper, actor, and filmmaker got his start at 16 when he started rapping in the group C.I.A.
- Mike Epps as Day-Day Jones. Michael Elliot Epps was born in Indianapolis, IN, on November 18, 1970. The actor moved from the Midwest to Brooklyn, NY, in 1994 to star in the Def Comedy Jam tour.
- Justin Pierce as Roach. Justin Pierce was born in London, England, on March 21, 1975, but sadly passed away at 25. Pierce’s death was determined to be suicide by hanging.
- John Witherspoon as Willie Jones. John Witherspoon was born on January 27, 1942, in Detroit, MI, and was one of 11 children. Witherspoon died in 2019 from a heart attack.
Nov 16, 2021 · Chris Tucker, 50, says he left Ice Cube's, 52, "Friday" film franchise because he didn't want to promote marijuana use.
May 13, 2018 · 27. It’s been 16 years since we watched Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) attempt to recoup their stolen rent money on Christmas Eve. Now, after many years of speculation, it appears...
- Riley Wallace
Jan 8, 2024 · Ice Cube had received a push from Mike Epps, urging him to prioritize his craft over profits and join forces for another installment of the 'Friday' movie series.
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Jun 24, 2024 · Cube told The Wall Street Journal in 2021 that he’d been in development on “Last Friday,” the fourth film in the series, for a decade, but the studio kept delaying the project.
