Photo: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images; Rich Fury/Getty ImagesJada Pinkett Smithis joining herGirls TripcostarQueen LatifahonThe Equalizer.TheRed Table Talkhost, 50, is gearing up for a guest role on the CBS series,Deadlinereports. Pinkett Smith is set to portray a witty thief named Jessie Cook, who also has a photographic memory. Cook and Latifah’s character, Robin McCall, have very different personalities — and history together, as Cook previously spent time working for the CIA.Pinkett Smith celebrated the casting announcement on her Instagram Story Tuesday, writing over a screenshot of the news, “@queenlatifah and I are at it again.“This is the latest on-screen appearance Smith and Latifah will have together after costarring in films like 1996’sSet It OffandGirls Trip,which was released in 2017 — but it won’t be their last.Producer Will Packer announced aGirls Tripsequel earlier this month.Tiffany HaddishandRegina Hallstarred in the original alongside Smith and Latifah.Michele K Short/Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While discussing the upcoming Oscars ceremony onGood Morning America, Packer told Michael Strahan, “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 atGMA: theGirls Trip 2sequel, we are underway.““We are absolutely in the stages, the ladies are in, I just talked to the director,” he added.RELATED VIDEO: Jada Pinkett Smith’s Most Drunken Memory Includes Being Tied to a DoorExplained Packer, “We are underway withGirls Trip 2, and now it’s just about what kind of trip do we take, right? Post-pandemic with all our favorite crazy ladies, what do we do with them? That’s what we got to figure out.“Back in March 2020, Haddish revealed that she and her “Flossy Posse” costars had met via Zoom tobrainstorm a potentialGirls Tripsequeltogether. Before that, in May 2019, Latifah expressed interest in a follow-up moviewhile onPeople Nowat the time: “Everybody’s in, Everybody’s down for No. 2 … so we’re just waiting for a script.“She had ideas for where the friend group could travel this time (the first was set in New Orleans). “I’ve been throwing Rio [de Janeiro] from the beginning … definitely down with South Africa too,” Latifah said of bringing their antics overseas.
Photo: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images; Rich Fury/Getty Images
Jada Pinkett Smithis joining herGirls TripcostarQueen LatifahonThe Equalizer.TheRed Table Talkhost, 50, is gearing up for a guest role on the CBS series,Deadlinereports. Pinkett Smith is set to portray a witty thief named Jessie Cook, who also has a photographic memory. Cook and Latifah’s character, Robin McCall, have very different personalities — and history together, as Cook previously spent time working for the CIA.Pinkett Smith celebrated the casting announcement on her Instagram Story Tuesday, writing over a screenshot of the news, “@queenlatifah and I are at it again.“This is the latest on-screen appearance Smith and Latifah will have together after costarring in films like 1996’sSet It OffandGirls Trip,which was released in 2017 — but it won’t be their last.Producer Will Packer announced aGirls Tripsequel earlier this month.Tiffany HaddishandRegina Hallstarred in the original alongside Smith and Latifah.Michele K Short/Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While discussing the upcoming Oscars ceremony onGood Morning America, Packer told Michael Strahan, “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 atGMA: theGirls Trip 2sequel, we are underway.““We are absolutely in the stages, the ladies are in, I just talked to the director,” he added.RELATED VIDEO: Jada Pinkett Smith’s Most Drunken Memory Includes Being Tied to a DoorExplained Packer, “We are underway withGirls Trip 2, and now it’s just about what kind of trip do we take, right? Post-pandemic with all our favorite crazy ladies, what do we do with them? That’s what we got to figure out.“Back in March 2020, Haddish revealed that she and her “Flossy Posse” costars had met via Zoom tobrainstorm a potentialGirls Tripsequeltogether. Before that, in May 2019, Latifah expressed interest in a follow-up moviewhile onPeople Nowat the time: “Everybody’s in, Everybody’s down for No. 2 … so we’re just waiting for a script.“She had ideas for where the friend group could travel this time (the first was set in New Orleans). “I’ve been throwing Rio [de Janeiro] from the beginning … definitely down with South Africa too,” Latifah said of bringing their antics overseas.
Jada Pinkett Smithis joining herGirls TripcostarQueen LatifahonThe Equalizer.
TheRed Table Talkhost, 50, is gearing up for a guest role on the CBS series,Deadlinereports. Pinkett Smith is set to portray a witty thief named Jessie Cook, who also has a photographic memory. Cook and Latifah’s character, Robin McCall, have very different personalities — and history together, as Cook previously spent time working for the CIA.
Pinkett Smith celebrated the casting announcement on her Instagram Story Tuesday, writing over a screenshot of the news, “@queenlatifah and I are at it again.”
This is the latest on-screen appearance Smith and Latifah will have together after costarring in films like 1996’sSet It OffandGirls Trip,which was released in 2017 — but it won’t be their last.
Producer Will Packer announced aGirls Tripsequel earlier this month.Tiffany HaddishandRegina Hallstarred in the original alongside Smith and Latifah.
Michele K Short/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
While discussing the upcoming Oscars ceremony onGood Morning America, Packer told Michael Strahan, “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 atGMA: theGirls Trip 2sequel, we are underway.”
“We are absolutely in the stages, the ladies are in, I just talked to the director,” he added.
RELATED VIDEO: Jada Pinkett Smith’s Most Drunken Memory Includes Being Tied to a Door
Explained Packer, “We are underway withGirls Trip 2, and now it’s just about what kind of trip do we take, right? Post-pandemic with all our favorite crazy ladies, what do we do with them? That’s what we got to figure out.”
Back in March 2020, Haddish revealed that she and her “Flossy Posse” costars had met via Zoom tobrainstorm a potentialGirls Tripsequeltogether. Before that, in May 2019, Latifah expressed interest in a follow-up moviewhile onPeople Nowat the time: “Everybody’s in, Everybody’s down for No. 2 … so we’re just waiting for a script.”
She had ideas for where the friend group could travel this time (the first was set in New Orleans). “I’ve been throwing Rio [de Janeiro] from the beginning … definitely down with South Africa too,” Latifah said of bringing their antics overseas.
source: people.com
