MGM has just announced that it will be making a third Barbershop movie and Ice Cube is set to reprise his starring role as well as produce. It’s been 10 years since the second movie was released but MGM is hoping Cube’s recent success in movies such as 21 Jump Street and this year’s Ride Along will have fans returning to the series.
Both movies focused on Ice Cube as Calvin Palmer, a barbershop owner in South Side Chicago. He inherited the shop from his father and wants to carry on his legacy but struggles to keep everything financially stable. Along with Cube there is a pretty impressive cast in both movies that include Cedric The Entertainer, Queen Latifah, Michael Ealy, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas and Anthony Anderson. No word on if any other cast members are returning, however MGM for sure wants to get Cedric The Entertainer and Queen Latifah back for the third movie.
Now seems like the perfect time to come out with a third movie in the series. With last year’s release of The Best Man Holiday proving that even 14 years later people were still interested in those characters, a more popular series in the Barbershop could fare even better. As long as they can get most of the cast back there’s no doubt this won’t be a hit.
Originally published March 28, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
