{"id":64173,"date":"2012-10-30T21:28:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T21:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/10\/30\/tika-sumpter-bryan-callen-jay-pharoah-added-to-ride-along\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:57:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:57:52","slug":"tika-sumpter-bryan-callen-jay-pharoah-added-to-ride-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tika-sumpter-bryan-callen-jay-pharoah-added-to-ride-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen, Jay Pharoah added to Kevin Hart, Ice Cube film,’Ride Along’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen, Jay Pharoah<\/a> added to Kevin Hart, Ice Cube film,’Ride Along’<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

October 30, 2012<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Sparkle” star Tika Sumpter<\/strong> and comedians Bryan Callen<\/strong> (“The Hangover”) and Jay Pharoah<\/a> <\/strong>(“Saturday Night Live”) have joined the cast of Universal’s action-comedy “Ride Along.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tim Story<\/strong> is directing the laffer, which stars Kevin Hart as a school teacher who must survive a nightmarish “ride along” with his fiancee’s cop brother (Ice Cube<\/strong>) who disapproves of the marriage.<\/p>\n

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Sumpter will play Hart’s fiancee, while Callen will play a wily, undercover cop alongside John Leguizamo<\/strong>, who has closed a deal to co-star in the pic. Pharoah will play a street-smart informant.<\/p>\n

Ice Cube and Matt Alvarez<\/strong> are producing for CubeVision along with Will Packer<\/strong> from Rainforest Films and Larry Brezner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Matt Manfredi<\/strong> and Phil Hay<\/strong> are currently working on a rewrite of the script, with earlier drafts penned by Greg Coolidge, Roger Kumble, Jason Mantzoukas and the writing team of Bob Fisher and Steve Faber.<\/p>\n

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Sumpter and Callen respectively worked with Hart and Packer on “Think Like a Man<\/strong>” and Screen Gems’ remake of “About Last Night.<\/strong>” Duo also recently wrapped the indie comedy “My Man Is a Loser<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Sumpter is represented by CESD and Brookside Artist Management, while Callen is repped by Innovative Artists and managers Ray Moheet and Melissa Verdugo of LEG.<\/p>\n

Pharoah, who plays President Barack Obama on “Saturday Night Live,” recently wrapped CBS Films’ comedy “Get a Job<\/strong>” and previously appeared in Fox Searchlight’s “Lola Versus<\/strong>.” He’s repped by ICM Partners and Hansen, Jacobson.<\/p>\n

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