Ice Cube is seeking to regain ownership of his iconic Friday franchise from Warner Bros.
During an appearance on Hotboxin With Mike Tyson, the West Coast legend aired out the company that currently holds the rights to his classic films.
“I don’t know. Warner Brothers is weird right now,” Cube said. “I don’t know what they doing, they don’t know what they doing. We’d love to have it back. I think it’s gon’ be close to a time when we get it back. So, we’ll either wait for that time, or we’ll keep trying to convince them that they need to let us control the movie. It’s my movie, but they have distribution control.”
When asked by Tyson if he’s ever considered purchasing the rights to the films, Ice Cube responded to the former heavyweight boxing champion with an emphatic no.
“I ain’t putting shit up for it. Fuck no,” he said. “They need to give it to me, and they gon’ make money. I’m not about to pay for my own stuff, that’s stupid … They need to do the right thing, get it to us, let us turn it into more money, and make the fans happy … We can do a lot with it.”
The Don Mega also noted that he wrote two screenplays for Last Friday which would be the fourth film in the franchise. Cube said that Warner Bros. rejected the first script because “the timing wasn’t right,” and the second script could not get off the ground.
“It was in development hell,” he said, describing his second attempt. “They just kept giving you note after note after note, never giving you the green light.”
While the future of a new Friday film is in limbo, Cube is set to release one of the most ambitious albums in his storied career as a member of Mount Westmore alongside Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, and E-4o. The 16-song tracklist was released on Friday (December 2) and the album drops on December 9.
After the project was initially available on the blockchain under the title Bad MFs over the summer, the highly-anticipated LP will be released to DSPs and will include additional tracks not featured in the previous release.
Last month, the legendary collective dropped their “Free Game” single.
It likely wasn’t made because comedy movies don’t do very well at the box office these days. Could be a decent straight to streaming movie. Without Grandad (sorry, idk why actual full name but love the dude) it just can’t be the same. Same with the boondocks. Can’t bring it back without him.
He had the opportunity to make history and he sold control at the last minute because he was afraid of losing money. Mind you he was still dropping platinum at the time. You were afraid to bet on yourself now live with the decision.
Word to Spike Lee
Cube is worth over 150M and playing the victim. Awesome. You co wrote the script and sold the rights. Like De La Soul, you signed the contract. Be an adult. Pay a lawyer $300 to read the contract and explain it line for line. All these millionaires acting like victims in retrospect when they’re rich. They DID do the right thing. The green lit several of your films which you got paid millions for, most of which were horrible, and bought your script for a price you agreed to. Is it racist that you were stupid, is that the insinuation?
nobody even said it was racist you fan boy. He said basically said that if WB give him creative control and pay him for his work he can make WB more money on the franchise. Now keep on being a fan of black culture stan
I’m guessing you don’t know what INSINUATION means idiot. It means that no one said it “He said basically said?” How do you stutter typing, moron? LOL. Cube is playing the victim here. He also said some CRAZY anti chosen shit in No Vaseline back in the day he double downed on recently. Ye hot cancelled. He didn’t. You read and rite at a 4th grade level and know nothing about hip hop. My comment has 15 likes. Yours has 5. Relax dummy. Everyone other than you apparently sees what’s going on here. I’m a fan of ALL cultures. Especially my LATINO culture. You’re one of those self hating whites from Nebraska or some shit that thinks he is in the mix due to an internet connection. LOL.
You calling Friday stupid, and your culture made multiple Jackass and Hangover films. The irony
Latinos made Jackass and hangover films? Reading comprehension isn’t high on your list of fortes is it? “Most of which were horrible.” No one called Friday “stupid.” Of course they are stupid. They’re comedies. Much like the Hangover, the first one was a classic. All of Jackass is stupid white people shit. Should be right up your alley. Again, you’re some dumbass from Nebraska acting non-white for some reason. That “your culture” shit is hilarious. Always said by a victim with no sound arguments. I guess we’re both using the white man’s “culture”, huh my cosplay friend? I mean… English. Electricity. The internet. Computers. Smart phones. Vaccines. How do you sleep at night being a guest in the white man’s world, yet hypocritically calling out someone for criticizing a culture when they commented on two different individuals. Like most hoe’s, triggered much? Hahahaha. Funny how all the remaining comments basically reflect exactly what I said. Huh.
You are wrongfully assuming I’m white when I clearly explained to your dumb ass (nice name change) that I’m LATINO. You’re saying white culture created hangover etc? They also created MOVIES, FILM and CINEMA. Hahahahahaha. Só cube is appropriating white culture? That’s a crazy take, weirdo. LOL. Lamé’s paint themselves into corners so easily.
Wow talk about being entitled. You sold it, so put up the money to buy it back. If not take the L
That shipped sailed more than a decade ago. Spoon and Deebo are gone and Chris Tucker’s never coming back. Plus, the first movie is the only one that matters. On the flip side though, I bet they’re deliberately waiting to reboot the thing without Cube, which is why he should get control back. If anybody’s gonna fuck it up, it should be him, not them.
All of the Friday’s are fire, not just the first one my guy
You are on crack if you think all of the fridays are fire. LOL. You must like those Maeda movies as well. SMh
Well Cube didn’t learn his lesson being is a messed up group recording contract with Eazy E & Jerry Heller overseeing it. Now he did the same thing, when he sold his idea Friday (which he thought wouldn’t be a big hit in theaters and a franchise after) to New Line / Warner Bros. He should’ve leased Friday and the. Renegotiate after Friday After Next was starting the be filmed SMH
WB tryna do Cube like Cube did a lot of artists (DJ Pooh, etc…).