Final ‘Friday’ Film Taps Brand New Director To Finish Off The Franchise

Fans have been waiting for a new Friday film for several years and now it seems they may get it.

At a fan event for the Friday series in Long Beach, Cube and Epps announced the status of the script.

“Me and Mike Epps, we just turned in the script to Last Friday, Cube said. “So, we waited till Friday to turn in the last Friday. You know what I mean? We waited till today, because we knew the energy would be right. I love working with Mike Epps. Out of all the actors I’ve worked with, Mike Epps and I have the most fun and we make some of the bombest movies together. So we gone always work together you ain’t never gotta worry about us.”

Epps of course became Cube’s partner in crime starting with the sequel film after Chris Tucker declined to return as Smokey. In the film, they play off Smokey’s lack of involvement by saying he checked into rehab. However, Cube and Epps have said they approached Tucker about returning and the Rush Hour actor apparently wants to do it.

No other details are available about the cast. The plot allegedly follows Craig and Cousin Day-Day returning to South Central amidst gentrification.

Now, the Friday series has tapped a director, who will follow in the footsteps of Steve Carr, Marcus Raboy and the legend F. Gary Gray.

Lawrence Lamont, best known for the SZA and Keke Palmer buddy comedy One Of Them Days, will close out the franchise. Lamont follows in the footsteps of Raboy, Carr and Gray, starting his career as a Hip Hop music video director. Lamont’s biggest videos include Big Sean’s “I Don’t F*** With U,” “Jump Out The Window,” “Single Again, and J. Cole’s “GOMD.” He also won a VMA for Big Sean and Jeremih’s “Light.”

Then, he went on to direct four episodes of the criminally-underrated HBO series Rap S***.

The Final Friday film will be his second feature length movie.