Sequel for Ice Cube, Kevin Hart film ‘Ride Along’ already in the worksPosted by Wilson Morales
April 23, 2013
Source: Deadline
Although the film hasn’t been released, Universal Pictures has so much confidence in its upcoming comedy ‘Ride Along,’ that they have already greenlit a sequel, according to Deadline.
Starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, the Tim Story-directed comedy will be released by Universal next January. Also featured in the film are Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen, Jay Pharoah, and Bruce McGill.
Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, who were among several scribes who worked on the original, are making a deal to script a sequel that could be put into production months after the first film opens.
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben (Hart) has been trying to show decorated APD detective James (Cube) that he’s more than just a video-game junkie who’s unworthy of James’ sister, Angela (Tika Sumpter). When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he’s earned the seasoned policeman’s respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner’s rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
