Its official!!! There will be a sequel to the hit 1999 wedding film, "Best Man." Universal Pictures signed on to be the home studio of the "Best Man 2." According to Deadline Hollywood, both the director (Malcolm D. Lee) and original cast (Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Sanna Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long, Terrance Howard, Melissa DeSousa and Morris Chestnut) will reprise their roles.
"Universal has set Malcolm D. Lee to write, direct and produce Best Man 2, a sequel to the 1999 film. Lee wrote and directed the original, a comedy in which a writer (Taye Diggs) is preparing to be the best man for his football player buddy (Morris Chestnut), but the timing is bad because the writer's autobiographical novel is about to pop and it describes how the best man bedded the bride. Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long and Sanaa Lathan also starred. The original grossed $35 million. Lee's plan is to ask the original cast to reprise; in fact, I'm told the whole idea came out of a reunion dinner he held with most of the cast members, and they sparked to the idea of a re-team and so did the studio."
The "Best Man 2" was already in talks after a 12 year reunion dinner with the entire cast and director took place at BOA restaurant in L.A earlier this year. After the dinner, Malcolm Lee wrote about the reunion and expressed how it felt to reunite with the gang again. He even mentioned about doing another collaboration.
"On Saturday January 29th, the cast and the director of 1999 film, The Best Man, which opened at #1 in the box-office, got together in West Hollywood for drinks and dinner to reminisce, catch up and discuss the future. It's hard to believe we all haven't been in the same space for over 12 years, but it was like we've seen each other everyday. It was a joy to reunite with the "Black Pack," one of the best casts ever assembled in my view. Judging from the laughs, conversation and smiles we'd all love to find a way to collaborate again. God willing it'll happen."
Peep pictures of the clan at dinner below:
I cannot wait for this film. This is a wonderful group of actors that I know for a FACT will put together another great film! STAY TUNED FOLKS!!!!
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