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Chris Tucker on Returning to the 'Friday' Franchise: "If It Comes Together Right, I Would Try to Do It"

Chris Tucker on Returning to the 'Friday' Franchise: "If It Comes Together Right, I Would Try to Do It"

Published Wed, March 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Chris Tucker recently appeared on Audacy V-103's Big Tigger Morning Show promoting his newest film Air. In the interview, he confirmed that he is willing to reprise his role in Rush Hour 4 and the possibility of returning to the Friday franchise.

"[Friday] has taken a life of its own and I love that people still want to see it," he said. "I love that they did two more after the one that I did. If it's possible, if it comes together right I'd try to do it. Tucker then explained that everything would have to be high level for him to participate. "I'm a perfectionist, I'm sorry. It's gotta be great. I don't believe in some movies are good and some are not. I want it to be great, I'm, going all the way. If it ain't gonna be like the one where you saw me as a 24 kid, I wouldn't even disappoint you like that."

Chris Tucker is returning to the big screen for the first time in seven years to portray Howard White, the president of the Jordan Brand in the Ben Affleck-directed Air. Air is the story of the Air Jordan sneaker and what it did for Nike. Tucker who is friends with Howard White explained to People that he accepted the role because he is a fan of Michael Jordan and friends with White.

"My agent called and said they got a movie about something to do with Michael Jordan, and they want you to play this character called Howard White," he explained. "I said wait a minute, that's my friend. There wasn't no words, no character and it wasn't there in the script, so I called him [White] and told him that I was considering because it's him."

Air will be released in theatres on April 5, see the official trailer below.

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