The rapper-turned-filmmaker has been trying to make the last installment of the Friday franchise for quite some time now.

Ice Cube attends the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET

We’re really getting the last installment of the Friday franchise.

Ice Cube and co-star Mike Epps have been teasing the possibility for a couple of years now, with the former telling Flavor Flav in 2024 that talks with Warner Bros. were gaining “traction” and the latter telling The Breakfast Club the film was green-lit back in March 2025.

Then, a month later, New Line Cinema boss Richard Brener told The Hollywood Reporter that they were indeed moving forward. “We are making another Friday ,” he said. “We just closed a deal with Ice Cube to write and star.…