Glen Powell Adds Muscle To "Ride Along 2"

Glen Powell ("The Expendables 3" "The Dark Knight Rises") has joined  the action comedy sequel "Ride Along 2" at Universal Pictures says Deadline. The details of Powell's role are being kept under wraps.

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are going to reprise their roles as the quick-witted security guard (Hart) who has his eye on an an Atlanta cop's (Cube) sister. The new film has Cube and Hart's characters traveling to Miami.

Jeong will play a cocky computer hacker who fancies himself a ladies man but who also is key in solving the case that Cube and Hart are working on. The role is being described as similar to Joe Pesci’s scene-stealing third wheel Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon 2.

Benjamin Bratt and Olivia Munn ("Magic Mike") have been cast in the film

Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi will be back to pen the script for director Tim Story

Shot for just $25 million, the first Ride Along opened mid-January of 2014 to a record-breaking $41.5 million and stayed in the top spot for three weeks. It remains as one of the year's top films having  strong staying power and has made a highly impressive $117 million at home and more than $150 million dollars worldwide.

 Cube, Matt Alvarez,  Larry Brezner and Will Packer return to produce.

 Production happens this Summer to meet a January 15, 2016 release date.