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Erik Swann

I Wasn’t Expecting Ice Cube To Announce A Third Are We There Yet? Movie, But I’m Already Chuckling Over A Key Plot Point

Nick Persons (Ice Cube) looks at something in Are We Done Yet?.

Ice Cube remains a busy man, as the rapper-turned-actor continues to land various roles. While the cool celebrity dad has been exploring new storytelling territory for himself, he’s also revisited some of his most beloved properties. Most recently, he even appeared as himself in the 2025 Anaconda movie. Despite all of that, I definitely couldn’t have predicted that he’d join a third Are We There Yet? movie, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t laughing over one part of the premise.

This week, Cube announced that he would reprise his role as bachelor-turned-family man Nick Persons in Are They Gone Yet? Not only that, but the star will be joined by Nia Long, who’s set to reprise her role as Nick’s wife, Suzanne Kingston-Persons. Deadline’s reporting doesn’t specify whether Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden will reprise their roles as Suzanne’s kids, Lindsey and Kevin, respectively. Yet, per Cube’s statement, I think there’s at least a slight chance his stepkids will factor into the story:

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