Hit rapper/director Ice Cube is hoping to land Chris Tucker for a new installment of his successful Friday franchise of movies.

Ice Cube and his Cubevision production shingle are responsible for the three Friday movies, which have starred actors like Chris Tucker, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Katt Williams and others.

The movies have been box office smashes.

Friday (1995) has grossed over $28 million, Next Friday (2000) has grossed over $59 million, while Friday After Next (2002) grossed over $33 million.

"That’s my dream. I hope so, I even want Chris Tucker in it. I think that’s what everybody wants to see," Ice Cube stated. "They

nobody wants to see it."

Chris Tucker has been relatively quiet over the past three years, with his last blockbuster hit coming in the form of Rush Hour 3, which co-starred Jackie Chan and earned the popular actor $25 million.

Most recently, the famed comedian/actor fan into tax troubles with the

IRS claimed he owed over $11 million dollars in back taxes.

Just last week, he put his Monteverde, Florida mansion on the market for $2 million.

And Cube seemed adamant that another sequel to the Friday series would not be possible, unless Chris Tucker agrees to appear in the flick.

"I want to deliver it, but I don’t want to deliver what you’ve seen already. We gotta have Chris in it," Ice Cube said.

on some real shit tho...a new Friday with Chris Tucker would be off the chain

not if they try to make it into some mainstream movie.. look at the difference in Rush Hour & Rush Hour 3.. they gotta let em do they thing instead of censor them for mainstream America..

Oscar material

translation: dat shit gone suck in da hood..

actually the reason they got mike epps is because chris tucker wanted to clean his image up, n aint wanna smoke all that weed. hahaha. if u caught it in the sequal, they said he went to rehab. so when he comes back, he will still prolly b smokey, but not smokin. lol

this could b good or bad, but im guessin cube vision wont do it unless its good... so DRINK THE KOOL AID!!!

flavor: RED!!

yall right it could go both ways...i was kinda hype to see smokie again...yall killed my buzz

Friday Hands down One of da best Movies. SMOOOKIIEE.!