Girls Trip 2

[Britnasty]

I know I’m probably the only one salivating over this news, but Queen Latifah was on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live tonight and confirmed Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver are currently writing the script, Malcolm Lee is returning to direct and that Universal is finalizing all 4 women’s deals to return AND working out schedules to shoot.

I imagine we won’t get it till 2020 though.

[CelluloidPal]

Oh, f*** no!

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

I know I’m probably the only one salivating over this news, but Queen Latifah was on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live tonight and confirmed Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver are currently writing the script, Malcolm Lee is returning to direct and that Universal is finalizing all 4 women’s deals to return AND working out schedules to shoot.

I imagine we won’t get it till 2020 though.

I enjoyed the first one. With the revenue it brought in a sequel makes sense.

[TyTimp]

I couldn't finish the first movie.

[DanTheMan]

[cinemaphile]

There is no God.

[MrSmearkase]

I haven't seen the first one all the way through yet, but the bits that I catch on HBO are very good. Just haven't had a chance to watch the whole thing yet.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

I guess they didn't pee on everyone enough who watched it.

[The Debts]

Eh, the first one was harmless so whatever.

[Britnasty]

It’s finally happening!!!!!

Pack your zip lines and grapefruits, the “Girls Trip” sequel is taking us to West Africa.

Writer-director-producer Tracy Oliver, who co-wrote the original 2017 romp, joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance and provided an update on the anticipated reunion of Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish.

Oliver, at the festival to promote the second season of her Amazon Prime Video series “Harlem,” said she had a “definitive ‘Girls Trip 2’ update. That it’s officially happening. I can say that.” She also provided a plot update, and while the film’s producer Will Packer “might kill me, we’re looking to set it in Ghana.”

One of Oliver’s “Harlem” stars, actor Shoniqua Shandai, screamed “Afrochella!” after Oliver dropped the news. She refers to the annual Afrochella festival, Ghana’s premiere cultural and music event whose name borrows from the American flower crown convention Coachella. Oliver confirmed that the ladies of “Girls Trip” will look to attend the festival, which has attracted prominent musical acts from the region, including Beyonce collaborate Shatte Wale. A production timeline is unknown as Oliver still needs to submit her script.

The first “Girls Trip” was a significant box office hit, grossing $140 million worldwide on a modest $16 million budget. Malcolm D. Lee directed the project, produced by Packer and co-written by Olvier and Kenya Barris from a story they conceived with Erica Rivinoja. It also launched the recently-embattled Haddish into superstardom.

Oliver has been on a festival tear the past year, premiering her acclaimed horror comedy “The Blackening” at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie, directed by Tim Story, was.acquired by Liosngate on the heels of TIFF and will release this coming Juneteenth.

“Harlem,” which stars Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson, and Shandai, will debut its season two in a weekly rollout on Prime Video starting Feb. 3.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/g...h_PtIsZ5CWy7vU

[mwynn]

Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish will all reprise their roles.