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Nicki Minaj Officially Joins Cast Of “Barbershop 3”<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

April 28, 2015<\/p>\n

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Blackfilm.com has learned that singer-actress Nicki Minaj<\/strong> has officially joined the cast of Barbershop 3<\/strong>, which will be directed by Malcolm D. Lee<\/strong> (The Best Man, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, The Best Man Holiday).<\/p>\n

She joins returning and confirmed\u00a0cast members Ice Cube,\u00a0<\/strong>Cedric the Entertainer<\/strong>, Sean Patrick Thomas<\/strong> and Eve<\/strong> as well as Chyna Lane<\/strong> and recent Oscar winner Common<\/strong>, who were both added recently.<\/p>\n

Lee had posted a tweet on his account <\/a>recently, stating “What up, Tweeples?! That new Barbershop movie with @icecube @CedEntertainer @TheRealEve @NICKIMINAJ? And a host of others? Y’all ain’t ready”<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this time, it’s not confirmed which cast members from the previous films will also return as deals are still being sorted out.<\/p>\n

MGM produced the 2002 original, which cost $12 million and grossed $75 million domestic while the 2004 sequel,\u00a0Barbershop 2: Back in Business<\/strong>, cost $30 million and grossed $65 million. Tim Story<\/strong> (Ride Along) directed the first film, while Kevin Sullivan<\/strong> helmed the second.<\/p>\n

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In both films, Cube starred as Calvin Palmer, Jr., a man who inherited a South Side Chicago barbershop from his father. He spends his normal days working in the shop, interacting with co-workers and the surrounding community.<\/p>\n

Cube will produce\u00a0Barbershop 3\u00a0with\u00a0Matt Alvarez, Bob Teitel<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0George Tillman Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>His next work as a producer to see release is the NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton<\/strong>, which\u00a0hits theaters August 14, 2015<\/p>\n

Minaj was last seen opposite Cameron Diaz <\/strong>in The Other Woman<\/strong>, which was her first live-action film. She previously had voiced the character Steffie in Ice Age: Continental Drift<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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