Jada Pinkett Smith Joins 3 Superstars For Girls Trip 2!

Jada Pinkett Smith will reunite with a trio of superstars for the long-awaited Girls Trip sequel. And prepare for a surprise location. Because the writer/producer/director plans to take audiences to West Africa. 

Unpack what lies ahead for Girls Trip 2. And learn which stars will join Jada Pinkett for the film. Get all the details below.

Jada Pinkett Smith Reunites With Girls Trip Co-Stars

Girls Trip 2 writer, director, and producer Tracy Oliver also co-wrote the original script in 2017. And Oliver discussed the enthusiasm of Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish. But she also promised, “Girls Trip 2 [is] officially happening. I can say that.” And Tracy offered a plot update as well, noted Variety.

However, Oliver joked that the film’s producer Will Packer “might kill me” for spilling details. But the Girls Trip writer shared that they plan to “set it in Ghana.” And Tracy also revealed that Jada and her co-stars hope to attend the annual Afrochella festival.

Known as Ghana’s premiere cultural and music event, the festival has drawn leading musical acts such as Beyonce collaborate Shatte Wale.

But Oliver has not yet submitted her script. As a result, the Girls Trip 2 production timeline remains an unknown. But based on how well the original movie did at the box office, it seems likely to win fans for a second time. Girls Trip grossed $140 million worldwide on a $16 million budget. Malcolm D. Lee directed the film, with Packer producing. And Oliver co-wrote with Kenya Barris from a story they conceived with Erica Rivinoja.

Girls Trip Sequel Producer And Writer Drop Clues

However, Oliver also admitted that she faces a due date for the Girls Trip sequel script. And she confessed, “It’s definitely due.” However, the scriptwriter shared that she needs to “do more writing” for the project, noted People.

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And when the producer, Packer, appeared on Good Morning America, Packer promised the sequel to the popular 2017 movie. “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: the Girls Trip 2 sequel, we are underway,” Packer shared with Good Morning America host Michael Strahan.

The producer promised that the stages of achieving the sequel to Girls Trip had begun. “We are absolutely in the stages, the ladies are in, I just talked to the director,” he added. And that reference to the “ladies” means Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish look forward to starring in the sequel as well. 

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