Overview
- On Tuesday, October 27, industry reports said Lawrence Lamont will direct Last Friday while Ice Cube is credited as writer, producer and star returning to the role of Craig Jones.
- New Line has won $11.4 million from California’s production incentive program and the project is planning roughly 40 shoot days in Southern California with an estimated 43 cast members and 150 crew.
- Lamont joins the franchise after his breakout feature One of Them Days, a lower-budget comedy that earned strong box-office and streaming attention and raised his profile as a director.
- Official plot details have not been released; Ice Cube has previously discussed two possible scripts that include a jail storyline and a generational clash over gentrification, which remain unconfirmed.
- Producers on the project include Bob Teitel, CubeVision’s Michael Gruber and executive producer Jeff Kwatinetz, and the reported crew and shoot estimates indicate local hiring and economic activity tied to the California incentive.