Barbershop 3 On The Horizon

MGM has plans to make Barbershop 3, with Ice Cube negotiating a deal to reprise his role as Calvin Palmer, Jr. says Deadline.

 A writers and director search is now underway.

The hope is that Cedric the Entertainer and Queen Latifah to return as well.  In the series Calvin  inherited a South Side Chicago barbershop from his father. He spends his normal days working in the shop, interacting with co-workers and the surrounding community.

The first Barbershop opened in 2002 and made $75 million from a $12 million dollar budget. The 2004 sequel “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” made $65 million bucks from a $30 million budget.

Latifah headlined the Barbershop franchise spinoff, Beauty Shop in 2005.

Cube, Matt Alvarez, Bob Teitel and George Tillman Jr. will produce the comedy.