With many classic television shows and movies have been rebooted within the last couple of years and many fans are still calling for ‘Love Jones’ to hop on the wave and create a sequel.
In a new interview with AL.com Larenz Tate spoke about the possibility of ‘Love Jones 2’ being created and it’s safe the say that the “Power Book II: Ghost” star just wants to his the classic movie in the past. “It would be hard for us to catch lightning twice in the bottle,” Tate told the outlet. “Nia and I have been trying to figure out what that would look like. But we feel like we should do something, but something different.” Tate also added that his definition of “something different” is a project that’s not a continuation of their characters from the movie.
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“TV show, movies that could be a franchise – we’ve discussed everything. We talked about all kinds of stuff, because we know what ‘Love Jones’ means,” Tate explained. “we know what those characters meant, and we know what the message and the story meant to us.” He continued, “We don’t want to disrupt that, we don’t want to shake that up and do something that doesn’t live up to our expectations of our audience would want from us.”
Tate then voiced his wish for himself and Long to figure something out “sooner than later” because “I’m tired of people asking me about ‘Love Jones 2,’ and I just want to go ahead and put that to rest and get into production.”
Although the “Menace II Society” actor appears to be over the sequel questions, he stated how much love he has for his “smooth” and “forward thinking” character.
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Tate also expressed having a heavy interest in reprising his role as Quincy Jones in the 2004 Academy Award-winning film “Ray.”
“He’s at the top of my list,” Tate told the outlet. The Image Award nominee also shared his desire to portray more notable names in the Black community who aren’t entertainers. “We do a lot of musicians all the time,” Tate said. “I’d like to do stories about historical figures that we don’t realize have an impact on us today.” He continued, “If I can be a part of telling that story as an actor or producer, I would love that opportunity.”
