'New Jack City' Sequel Coming, Plus 6 Black Cult Classics We Want More Of
We’d Love To See ‘Em: ‘New Jack City’ Sequel In The Works, Plus 6 Black Cult Classics We Want More Of - Page 3
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Three decades after its release, the story of Nino Brown could be revisited. Barry Michael Cooper who wrote the screenplay for New Jack City, shared his vision for a prequel to the 1991 film via Twitter.
“‘The Diary of Nino Brown: The Monster Reagan Created.’ Prequel. Sequel. Work In Progress. Soon. GOD Willing,” Cooper shared.
Cooper has been brainstorming about ways to keep the New Jack City story alive for years. Besides the prequel, he also had a sequel in mind titled Am I My Brother’s Keeper?, which was the motto of the Cash Money Brothers crew in the film.
There were also reports that Malcom Mays, who’ve we’ve seen in Snowfall and Raising Kanan, was working on a New Jack City sequel as well.
No matter who working on a sequel or prequel, Wesley Snipes, who played the cold-hearted killer and drug kingpin Nino Brown, said he doesn’t want any parts of them.
“I think some things should be left alone…if it worked at the time under the circumstances,” he told OkayPlayer in 2019. “And the story was built around things that are current. I don’t particularly like the idea of recreating the drug culture. For what?”
He said that every time he was approached about follow-up projects he declined.
New Jack City isn’t the only ’90’s favorite that deserves some attention. more sides of the story to tell.
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The Player’s Club
At the end of the film, Diamond, played by LisaRaye, was graduating from college after her career at The Players Club came to an abrupt end after it was burned down in an explosion. But what happened after? Did Blue and Diamond’s romance blossom? Did Diamond truly leave her stripping days behind?
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Boyz N The Hood
Sadly, John Singleton isn’t here to continue to tell this story. But if he was, seeing a part two to Trey and Brandy’s life after South Central would be a must see. They both went on to attend college in Atlanta at Spelman College and Morehouse College, which implied that they were embarking on a new beginning with more promise than the crack and crime filled streets of Los Angeles. We never got to find out if they lived happily ever after. Or what Furious Styles’ life was like once Trey went to college. Doughboy and Ricky’s mother Brenda also lost two sons within weeks of each other, so that would’ve been another compelling story to tell considering she played favorites as well.
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Set It Off
Set It Off was more than a story about four besties turned bank robbers. It depicted the different experiences of so many Black women. Like being parentified at a young age (Stony), the struggling single mother doesn’t have enough funds for childcare or a voice loud enough to advocate for herself (Tisean), the ex-con who wants a crime-free life but can’t let g f the “crime pays” mindset (Cleo) and losing your livelihood over things that are out of your control when the odds are already against you (Frankie). With one of the saddest endings ever when it comes to heist films, Stony’s character left Los Angeles and took the last bit of her hope with her. She was the only one who made it to Tijuana alive, but we never found out what happened to her as she embarked on a new life in a foreign county. Starting over in a new country after becoming a most-wanted criminal wouldn’t be a bad synopsis for a Set It Off sequel.
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Poetic Justice
Tupac Shakur isn’t here to play Lucky and John Singleton isn’t here to direct it, but Poetic Justice sequel could have been another cult classic if done when the time was right. We all would’ve loved to see how Justice and Lucky’s love story blossomed as they both restored their hope around life and love.
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A Thin Line Between Love And Hate
This film left us with so many unanswered questions. Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence) paid the price for breaking the heart of a woman scorned when he decided to pursue Mia (Regina King), the woman he had been in love with all along. When Brandy (Lynn Whitfield) sought revenge she ended up behind bars, but happened when she was released? Was she still hungry for revenge? And Did Darnell and Mia’s relationship work out after she almost lost her life over Darnell’s womanizing ways?
