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Ice Cube confirms Last Friday's script is done

With Mike Epps beside him on Club Shay Shay, Cube explains the casting instincts and room for improvisation behind the franchise.

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9:37Cube names Dr. Dre as their first podcast guest and says Last Friday is being worked on.
14:41Actors auditioned for multiple parts; Katt Williams's ad-libs helped shape Money Mike.
18:03Cube estimates the comedy is mostly scripted, with improvisation layered on top.
27:44Cube's casting priority is finding someone who embodies the character, rather than merely someone funny.
35:50Cube confirms Last Friday's script is done and discusses contributions from Aaron McGruder and DJ Pooh.
43:22Cube recalls backing Chris Tucker for Smokey after seeing him on Def Comedy Jam.

Shannon Sharpe asks whether the script is in for Last Friday. Ice Cube's answer is brief: "Yeah." The fuller update includes writing contributions from The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder and longtime collaborator DJ Pooh, giving the conversation something more concrete than another wish for a Friday reunion.

Appearing alongside Mike Epps on Club Shay Shay, Cube says they are working on the film while also launching their Listen and Laugh podcast, whose first episode features Dr. Dre. They discuss hopes for Chris Tucker's return, but this interview does not announce him as part of the cast.

Much of the conversation explains why these movies depend on more than assembling familiar faces. Cube says he casts for someone who embodies a character, not simply someone who is funny. Recalling Friday After Next, he describes actors auditioning for multiple roles and Katt Williams bringing the ad-libs that helped shape Money Mike.

The balance matters: Cube estimates that roughly two-thirds of the comedy is scripted, with improvisation added on top. Epps and Cube's recollections of making All About the Benjamins give that working partnership its own history, while Cube's account of spotting Terry Crews working security on a set offers a less conventional route into the movies.

The interview has drawn more than two million views, though that is not an unusual audience for this channel. In the comments, viewers are revisiting Money Mike, remembering Friday playing at home and asking for Tucker to appear on Cube and Epps's podcast.

Cube also puts a limit on reunion logic: "We can't just be throwing people in the movie just because people want to see them." For Last Friday, his point is that a returning face still needs a place in the story.

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I need a long solo drive so I can pop this on. That’s my favorite way to listen to the big time interviews. Anyone else do that?
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Seeing these 2 together is like seeing my favorite cousins from childhood. Always fun.
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Anything Mike Epps say just sounds funny without even trying
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I'm excited to FINALLY hear Cube officially say Last Friday is happening.
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Mike epps bring a side out of cube that we never see. Thats him being funny and smiling they genuinely friends
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