‘Are They Gone Yet?’ Reunites Ice Cube And Nia Long Nearly Two Decades After The Franchise Debuted
Nearly 20 years after audiences first met Nick and Suzanne Persons, Ice Cube and Nia Long are preparing to bring the beloved family comedy franchise back to the big screen.
A third installment in the Are We There Yet? series is now in early development under the title Are They Gone Yet? The film will reunite Ice Cube and Long as Nick and Suzanne, continuing the story of the family comedy franchise that began in 2005 and returned with a sequel in 2007.
According to Deadline, the new movie is being developed at Skydance Sports and will be written by Chris Hazzard and Mike Fontana. This time, the story will follow Nick as he faces a very different kind of family challenge: becoming a grandfather.
Ice Cube reflected on the return of the franchise, saying, “We built something special with this franchise. Audiences grew up with Nick Persons, and now Nick’s got grandkids. Time flies.”
He added that working with Skydance to bring the story to a new generation fits the vision behind CubeVision, his production company.
The original Are We There Yet? followed Nick, a bachelor trying to win over Suzanne, as he agreed to drive her children, Lindsey and Kevin, from Portland, Oregon, to Vancouver, British Columbia. The road trip quickly turned into a chaotic family adventure filled with mishaps, attitude and comedy.
The 2007 sequel, Are We Done Yet?, followed Nick and Suzanne as they moved their growing family to the suburbs, where Nick found himself battling home renovations and an eccentric contractor.
Together, the first two films grossed more than $156 million worldwide, helping establish the franchise as a recognizable family comedy series.
Franchise Also Inspired A Television Sitcom
The success of the films later led to a television adaptation, Are We There Yet?, starring Terry Crews and Essence Atkins. The sitcom aired for three seasons from 2010 to 2013.
With Are They Gone Yet? now in development, the franchise appears ready to age with its audience, shifting from road trips and renovations to grandparenthood and a new generation of family chaos.
