For a man with such a chilly moniker, we're a little surprised that Ice Cube hasn't done more Christmas movies. Sure, 2002's Friday After Next brought us "xmas in the hood," but we still feel like the freezer-friendly rapper turned actor could do more with the genre. Thankfully, our holiday wishes have been answered, as he's now slated to appear in a new version of A Christmas Carol.
As Deadline reports, the new film is called Humbug, and offers a modern retelling of the Dickens classic.
In the new movie, Ice Cube will play a real estate mogul who's eventually taught the folly of his ways, thanks to the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Hopefully they're sticking with a hip-hop theme throughout, because we'd love to see Migos take on the ghosts.
Humbug was the subject of a four studio bidding war, with Universal eventually beating out MGM, New Line and Disney. The film is expected to land in 2017.
As Deadline reports, the new film is called Humbug, and offers a modern retelling of the Dickens classic.
In the new movie, Ice Cube will play a real estate mogul who's eventually taught the folly of his ways, thanks to the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Hopefully they're sticking with a hip-hop theme throughout, because we'd love to see Migos take on the ghosts.
Humbug was the subject of a four studio bidding war, with Universal eventually beating out MGM, New Line and Disney. The film is expected to land in 2017.
