{"id":75310,"date":"2016-04-07T14:29:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T14:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/04\/07\/pics-from-barbershop-the-next-cut-la-premiere\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:29:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:29:00","slug":"pics-from-barbershop-the-next-cut-la-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/pics-from-barbershop-the-next-cut-la-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics From Barbershop: The Next Cut LA Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pics From Barbershop: The Next Cut LA Premiere<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

April 7, 2016<\/p>\n

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Last night was the LA Premiere for\u00a0New Line Cinema’s “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” which was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, California.<\/p>\n

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee<\/strong> from a script by Kenya Barris<\/strong> and Tracy Oliver<\/strong>. Barbershop: The Next Cut<\/strong> hits theaters on April 15, 2016.<\/p>\n

Among the returning cast are Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Jazsmin Lewis, Troy Garity and Sean Patrick Thomas. <\/strong><\/p>\n

New cast members include Oscar winner Common, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Chyna Layne, Michael Rainey Jr., Deon Cole, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lamorne Morris, J.B. Smoove, Tyga, Margot Bingham<\/strong>, Diallo Thompson<\/strong> and Isaiah John<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cube Vision is producing through MGM, with Bob Teitel<\/strong> and George Tillman Jr<\/strong> of State Street Pictures on as lead producers.<\/p>\n

\"Barbershop<\/a><\/p>\n

Anderson will reprise his role as JD, the troubled ATM thief whose crimes nearly caused the closure of the titular shop in the original film. JD was arrested at the end of Barbershop, and subsequently Anderson didn\u2019t appear in Barbershop 2. Cole plays Dante, a fixture at the shop who shares his pithy comments on any subject under the sun, even though his cultural references are a few years out of date.<\/p>\n

Hall will play Angie, the woman in charge of the beauty shop portion of the barbershop while Nikki Minaj plays Draya, a hairstylist who works for her. Lee has directed Hall in both of his Best Man films. Rainey Jr. will be playing the role of Cube’s son, with Lewis reprising her role as his wife, Jennifer Palmer.<\/p>\n

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