Chris Tuckerhas a few celebrated roles from his film career, and one that fans have always wanted to see him reprise is Smokey from the firstFridayfilm in 1995.On Friday, theFifth Elementstar, 50, reflected on his decision to never go back to the franchise, revealing one somewhat surprising reason.“Back then, I gotta tell you, one of the reasons why I didn’t do the second one was because of the weed,” Tucker said in aninterview with All Urban Central.“Because I said, man, that movie became a phenomenon. I don’t want everybody smoking weed and I never really told people this because I kind of forgot about it, but it was one of the reasons why I didn’t do it. Because I said, ‘I don’t wanna represent everybody smoking weed.’ “shutterstock"And that’s one of the reasons why I said ‘Nah,’ " theRush Hourstar added. “I didn’t wanna keep doing that character. It probably was good for me because it kept me moving to the next phase and next movies.“Tucker also mentioned other reasoning for his decision not to go back toFriday,saying, “I never thought about doing sequels. I always wanted to do a good job, and keep moving to the next movie.“RELATED VIDEO: Ice Cube Says He Was ‘Amazed’ By ‘The High Note’ Costar Tracee Ellis RossNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The actor’s selective nature is evident in his repertoire — since appearing in 1998’s franchise-spawningRush Hourand its sequels in 2001 and 2007, he has only appeared in two other feature-length titles — 2012’sSilver Linings PlaybookandBilly Lynn’s Long Halftime Walkin 2016.As forFriday,star and co-writerIce Cubecreated two sequels,Next Fridayin 2000 andFriday After Nextin 2002.Regarding the idea of coming back for a long-rumored fourth installment, Tucker allowed that he would “definitely consider it.““I always said, because I know my fans love the movies so much [and] they always bring it up, I said, well, if they come to me with a great script and a great idea, I’d definitely consider it. But it’s been so long ago and that character became such a great character. I don’t wanna mess it up.”
Chris Tuckerhas a few celebrated roles from his film career, and one that fans have always wanted to see him reprise is Smokey from the firstFridayfilm in 1995.
On Friday, theFifth Elementstar, 50, reflected on his decision to never go back to the franchise, revealing one somewhat surprising reason.
“Back then, I gotta tell you, one of the reasons why I didn’t do the second one was because of the weed,” Tucker said in aninterview with All Urban Central.
“Because I said, man, that movie became a phenomenon. I don’t want everybody smoking weed and I never really told people this because I kind of forgot about it, but it was one of the reasons why I didn’t do it. Because I said, ‘I don’t wanna represent everybody smoking weed.’ "
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“And that’s one of the reasons why I said ‘Nah,’ " theRush Hourstar added. “I didn’t wanna keep doing that character. It probably was good for me because it kept me moving to the next phase and next movies.”
Tucker also mentioned other reasoning for his decision not to go back toFriday,saying, “I never thought about doing sequels. I always wanted to do a good job, and keep moving to the next movie.”
RELATED VIDEO: Ice Cube Says He Was ‘Amazed’ By ‘The High Note’ Costar Tracee Ellis Ross
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The actor’s selective nature is evident in his repertoire — since appearing in 1998’s franchise-spawningRush Hourand its sequels in 2001 and 2007, he has only appeared in two other feature-length titles — 2012’sSilver Linings PlaybookandBilly Lynn’s Long Halftime Walkin 2016.
As forFriday,star and co-writerIce Cubecreated two sequels,Next Fridayin 2000 andFriday After Nextin 2002.
Regarding the idea of coming back for a long-rumored fourth installment, Tucker allowed that he would “definitely consider it.”
“I always said, because I know my fans love the movies so much [and] they always bring it up, I said, well, if they come to me with a great script and a great idea, I’d definitely consider it. But it’s been so long ago and that character became such a great character. I don’t wanna mess it up.”
source: people.com
