Friday is back: One of Them Days' Lawrence Lamont to direct Ice Cube's Last Friday
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
The Friday films are back for the first time since Friday After Next in 2002: Lawrence Lamont, who made last year's One of Them Days, will direct Last Friday for New Line, with Ice Cube writing, producing and starring. It's got $11.4m from California's tax credit scheme for a 40-day shoot. Cube's son O'Shea Jackson Jr. replied on X that he hasn't heard a thing from his agent about it: 'I will call mom.'
Who has to come back for Last Friday to work?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 73 (Solid). Status: Confirmed. Trades confirm: The Hollywood Reporter exclusive, plus O'Shea Jackson Jr. on X.
The films
- Friday (1995): Spore Score 67, The Pros 64 vs The Punters 76
Sources
- The Hollywood Reporter: 'One of Them Days' Filmmaker Lawrence Lamont to Direct Ice Cube's Newest 'Friday' Comedy (Exclusive) (27 October 2026)
- TheWrap: O'Shea Jackson Jr. Says Dad Ice Cube Hasn't Asked Him to Join 'Friday' Sequel: 'I Will Call Mom' (28 October 2026)
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