TBS has ordered 10 episodes of a new series based on the big-screen comedy Are We There Yet?
A breakout hit in 2005, Are We There Yet? starred Ice Cube as Nick, a player who tries to woo a divorcee by shuttling around her two hard-to-handle kids. Having grossed $82 million, the comedy begat the 2007 sequel Are We Done Yet? — and apparently the answer was no!
TBS' Are We There Yet? series has Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris' dad) stepping in ...
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NBC has warmed up to another "Ice"-y rapper-turned-actor.
Ice Cube has signed on to helm ...
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John Singleton is in talks to bring TV's The A-Team to the big screen, though buzz that Boyz N the Hood's Ice Cube will follow in Mr. T's mohawksteps as B.A. has been denied by Fox.... Andy Serkis is reteaming with his LOTR director in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tintin. Per the Reporter, Serkis is rumored to be playing Capt. Haddock.... Heroes' Eriko Tamura (playing Mai), Joon Park (as Yamcha) and Emmy Rossum, have joined the cast of Dragonball.
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Per the Hollywood Reporter, Helen Mirren has signed on to play Nicolas Cage's momma in the sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which features Ed Harris as the baddie.... Jennifer Hudson is in talks to join another freshly minted Oscar winner, Forest Whitaker, as well as nominee Jackie Earl Haley in Winged Creatures.... Ice Cube will star in Tough Love, a true-story-inspired comedy about an NFL star who makes his spoiled-brat kids spend a summer on the mean streets of Oakland.... MTV Films has bought the spec script I Want to ___ Your Sister, about a brother trying to protect his younger sis from lugs just like him. Um, Date? Marry?
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TBS announced on Tuesday morning that in addition to renewing 10 Items or Less for a second season, it has the following series in development: Uncommon Sense, a domestic comedy penned by Larry Miller; Big Shot, a Jamie Foxx-produced series about a teenage NBA rookie; a Dave Caplan (Drew Carey Show)-penned laffer about a woman who finds humor in life despite adversity; and Bob Newhart: In Search of Comedy, a late-night comedy anthology.Over at A&E, Ice Cube has been tapped to produce Good in the Hood, a reality-series pilot in which a reformed gang member, drug dealer or thief helps similar folk turn their lives around.
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