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Barbershop 3 - Film
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It has been ten years since we last
dropped in on Calvin’s (Ice Cube) barbershop. Whereas some things remained the
same such as old man barber Eddie (Ced The Entertainer) and much of the
original staff, many things have change. The shop is now unisex with female
hair stylists who bring an added dimension and flavor to the atmosphere. The biggest
change however is the surrounding community and the neighborhood that has
deteriorated from bad to worst with rampant crime, community neglect from city
hall and worst of all gangbanging and senseless killing with gun violence. The
film has a palatable mix of in shop drama that keeps it comedic and
entertaining while at the same time involving serious dramatic community
situations that makes it relevant for today.
This ensemble piece has a mostly new all
star cast with Ice Cube(Calvin), Ced The Entertainer (Eddie), Regina Hall (Angie,
Calvin’s business partner), Anthony Anderson (J,D.), Eve (Terri), JB Smooth
(One Stop), Lamorne Morris (Jerrod), Sean Patrick Thomas (Jimmy), Deon Cole
(Dante), Common (Rashad), Nicki Minaj (Draya) and Margot Bingham (Bree). The
film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver,
produced by Robert Teitel and George L. Tillman Jr.
To have a third installment of this film
was basically a surprise to all involved because of the length of time that has
lapsed since the last one. When asked if she thought she would come back for a
third Barbershop Eve laughs and said, “No I didn’t. Honestly, I didn’t even think that they were
thinking about it. So when I got the call I was like I don’t know. It wasn’t
like the I don’t know I hate it, it was more of a I don’t know do you need it. You
know what I mean? And then once they sent me the script I was like that’s it. Then
when they told me the new cast of people that they were bringing in I said this
was amazing. It was a no brainer after that,”
Ice Cube had the same reaction as everyone
else when asked if he thought a third Barbershop would be made. He gave an
emphatic, “No. I thought it was over. I didn’t think MGM had the stomach for it
again. As far as a company, they have been doing a whole lot of things these
last ten years. I wasn’t sure if they wanted another one and what is the story,
how do we approach it? Initially I said no because it felt like a money grab,
let’s just do another one, and what is it about? No one had anything to say and
I said I’m out. And then I saw an article where a guy was going through the
same thing in his neighborhood and he said let’s give out free cuts to try to curb
the violence, I said whoa, this is a real life situation going on in Chicago
right now and Calvin’s son would be of that age. So the story kind of started
to reveal itself.”
Barbershop
3
A
whole New Feel and Look for the Times
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| Eve left, Regina Hall Right at press junket round table |
Regina Hall was one of the new kids on the
block. How was the experience for her being new coming into an established
ensemble? She sweetly says, “Obviously when you are walking into someone’s franchise
where everyone is so great, it’s wonderful that they ask you to come in, ask
you to be a part of it and their spirit and energy was very welcoming and that
was great for me to have a group of people that I like, I like their work and I
like their franchise most importantly.”
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| L-R Common, Ced the E and Ice Cube |
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| L-R Draya (Nicki Minaj) and Terri (Eve) have words |
Barbershop
3 opens April 15, 2016 in theaters everywhere
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