For some reason, unbeknownst to me, it sounds as if a sequel to the 2004 cringe-comedy WHITE CHICKS is happening.
IDIOCRACY and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE alum Terry Crews said as much while recently appearing as a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. For the off-color comedy directed by IN LIVING COLOR alum Keenan Ivory Wayans, Crews played pro basketball player Latrell Spencer opposite Shawn and Marlon Wayans. In the film, the Wayans brothers starred as two disgraced FBI agents posing as the Wilson Sisters, hotel heiresses who became the targets of a nefarious kidnapping scheme.
While on the interview program, a caller asked Crews if he'd heard anything more about the rumored sequel. Without hesitation, and rather enthusiastically I might add, Crews said “I actually got with Shawn [Wayans] and he was like, ‘Man, we’re doing it, we’re getting it going,’”
Naturally, Crews' reveal was met with a round of applause from Cohen's in-house audience. Before the clapping and laughter died down, Crews joked that he's been staying in shape all these years just to play his WHITE CHICKS character on the big screen once more. Before moving on to other matters, the woefully under-used DEADPOOL 2 actor also pointed out that it's been 15 years this month since WHITE CHICKS arrived in theaters.
While the comedy was abhorred by critics, WHITE CHICKS managed to gross $113 million at the worldwide box office, thereby decimating performance expectations.
The idea of a WHITE CHICKS sequel arriving in today's Hollywood climate strikes me as a bit of a surprise. After all, contemporary audiences are a might touchier about race representation than they were in 2004. Should the project go to screen, I'll be very curious to see what manner of backlash the film receives, if any at all.