“The sequel of the 2017 blockbuster film, Girl Trip, is “officially underway.”
Girls Trip is a comedy film of American origin that hit the theaters on June 14, 2017. Produced by Will Packer and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the film focuses on four female best friends, who are meeting again after a very long period.
The group of girls called “Flossy Posse” includes Ryan Pierce, who took the initiative of inviting the group to the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, for his Keynote speech. The other three girls in the group include Sasha, owner of a gossip site, Lisa, a nurse, and Dina, a happy-go-lucky, impulsive party animal.
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The film has 122 minutes long running time. The viewers and critics received the film very well. However, the film only scored an IMDb rating of 6.0 out of 10.
Though the film is underrated, it was a big hit at the box office.
The film was a budget film, and the makers invested $19 million. It generated gross revenue of $140 million.
The film also came to the list of top ten films of 2017 published by Time magazine.
The film has also been nominated for several prestigious awards. Out of which, it managed to claim a few like, Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Haddish at the 49th NAACP Image Awards.
Now, the announcement of the second film has given the fans the excitement of seeing the four crazy women again. Let us see all the updates about Girls Trip 2.
Girls Trip 2 Release Date
Producer Will Packer has officially announced the release date of Girl Trips season 2. However, the makers have yet to announce the release date. Will has announced that the second installment is underway and is in the early development stage. So, it is too soon to expect a release date.
From the interview of the Will, we can say that the script of the second installment of the film is not ready yet. So, the film is going to take a lot of time.
The makers announced the first part in 2014, and the first film arrived in 2017. If we go by the history, the next film will hit the theaters somewhere in 2025. However, it is not true.
The second movie will not take that much time as the producers have the framework and cast of the second film in hand. So, the next film might hit the screen somewhere in the mid of 2023.
Girls Trip 2 Cast
Well, Producer Will Packer has officially announced the original cast members from the film will reprise their respective roles. So, the cast of Girl Trip 2 will likely include:-
- Regina Hall as Ryan Pierce,
- Larenz Tate as Julian Stevens,
- Tiffany Haddish as Dina,
- Queen Latifah as Sasha Franklin,
- Mike Colter as Stewart Pierce,
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Lisa Cooper,
- Kate Walsh as Elizabeth Davelli,
- Deborah Ayorinde as Simone,
- Lara Grice as Bethany,
- Kofi Siriboe as Malik,
- Tonea Stewart as Aunt Marian
The makers may likely include a few new faces in the sequel.
- Further, Malcolm D. Lee and Will Packer will again be the producer of the film, and Malcolm D. Lee will also act as director of the film.
- . Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver, and Erica Rivinoja will be back as the writer of the second installment.
Girls Trip 2 Plot/ Storyline
Producer Will Packer has only officially announced the renewal of the second installment of the crazy comedy-drama series only on January 21, 2022, during an interview with Michael Strahan.
He further revealed that all the ladies are on board for Girls Trip 2, and he is further trying to establish contact with the director.
Well, Will also talked about the plot about which he said they can panning to have a post-pandemic trip for the girls. However, he has revealed that the team has yet not decided what kind of trip.
Below are his exact words:
“Can’t we all use a post-pandemic trip, my friend? I think that the time is actually right, and this is something that I will tell you and break right now at ‘GMA. “We are absolutely in the stages, the ladies are in, I just talked to the director.”
“We are underway with ‘Girls Trip 2,’ and now it’s just about what kind of trip do we take, right?” he continued. “Post-pandemic with all our favorite crazy ladies, what do we do with them? That’s what we got to figure out.”
So, yes, the writers still have to decide the potential storyline for Girls Trip 2. There is so much pressure on the team to give the viewers something extraordinary after the immense success of Girls Trip 2.
So, we hope that the writers will come up with something out of the box.
Girls Trip 2 Trailer
Well, the comedy film is in the early development stage. So, the trailer for the series is not coming any time sooner. The producer has announced the renewal of Girls Trip for the second season only on January 21, 2022.
He stated that he is trying to align the whole team to work on Girls Trip 2.
So, it is explicit that the trailer is not coming at least this year.
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