Cube Vision, Inc. (sometimes stylized as CubeVision or Cubevision) is an American film and television production company founded by Ice Cube and Matt Alvarez in 1995. Their logo consists of the earth shaped as a cube.
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| Industry | Entertainment |
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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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| Website | Official YouTube channel |
History
editIce Cube started his movie producing career in 1995 with his then manager Patricia Charbonet. Together, they produced Friday (1995), Dangerous Ground (1997) and The Players Club (1998). Cube, along with new producing partner Matt Alvarez, founded CubeVision (later credited in films as Cube Vision) in 1998.[1] The company's first film would be 2000's Next Friday, a sequel to Ice Cube's 1995 film Friday. Cube Vision went on to produce All About the Benjamins, Barbershop and Friday After Next, the third film in the Friday film series, in 2002.
In February 2003, Ice Cube signed a deal to star and produce three pictures with Revolution Studios. In an interview, Cube said of the deal, "I believe that a lot of good things are going to happen out of this relationship for both (Revolution and Cube Vision)."[2] The films to come from the Revolution Studios partnership would be April 2005's XXX: State of the Union, which Cube only starred in, and Are We There Yet? in January 2005 and Are We Done Yet? in April 2007, which Cube starred in and produced for Cube Vision.
In 2016, CubeVision signed a deal with 20th Century Fox, covering development of shows for all outlets, and giving access to Cube's music library.[3]
Filmography
editFilms
edit1990s (as Ice Cube Productions)
edit| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1995 | Friday | F. Gary Gray |
| 1997 | Dangerous Ground | Darrell Roodt |
| 1998 | The Players Club | Ice Cube |
2000s (as Cube Vision)
edit2010s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Erik White | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with Alcon Entertainment, Burg/Koules Productions and Sweepstake Productions |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Tim Story | Universal Pictures | co-production with Relativity Media and Rainforest Films |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | F. Gary Gray | co-production with Legendary Pictures, New Line Cinema, Crucial Films and Broken Chair Flickz | |
| 2016 | Ride Along 2 | Tim Story | co-production with Will Packer Productions | |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut | Malcolm D. Lee | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production with New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and State Street Pictures |
Upcoming
edit| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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| TBA | Dock[4] | TBA | TBA | co-production with AID Partners |
| Last Friday | TBA | |||
| Oliver Twist | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production with The Firm and Walt Disney Pictures |
Television
edit2000s
edit| Year | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
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| 2005 | BarberShop: The Series | based on characters created by: Mark Brown developed by: John Ridley |
Showtime | executive producer; co-production with State Street Pictures, International Famous Players Radio Corporation and MGM Television |
| 2006 | Black. White. | Ice Cube R.J. Cutler |
FX | executive producer; co-production with Actual Reality Pictures |
| 2007 | Friday: The Animated Series | Ice Cube developed by: Jay Dyer |
MTV2 | executive producer; co-production with New Line Television and MTV Animation |
2010s
edit| Year | Title | Creator | Network | Notes |
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| 2010-2013 | Are We There Yet? | Ice Cube Ali LeRoi based on characters created by: Steven Gary Banks Claudia Graziolo developed by: Ali LeRoi |
TBS | executive producer; co-production with Revolution Studios, 5914 Productions Ltd. and Debmar-Mercury |
| 2017-2019 | Hip Hop Squares | based on Hollywood Squares by: Merrill Heatter Bob Quigley |
VH1 | revival of 2012 series on MTV2; executive producer; co-production with Jesse Collins Entertainment, Entertain the Brutes, The Firm and CBS Television Distribution |
Television movies
edit| Year | Title | Director | Network | Notes |
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| 2010 | Straight Outta L.A. | Ice Cube | ESPN | executive producer; part of ESPN Films' 30 for 30 series, co-production with ESPN Films |
References
edit- ^ "Ice Cube Interview". Contactmusic.com. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "Ice Cube Cool With Multi-Pic Revolution Studios Deal". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Schwindt, Oriana (December 2, 2016). "Ice Cube's Cube Vision Inks First-Look Deal With 20th Century Fox TV, Fox 21 TV Studios". Variety. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Jackson Jr. Just Landed The Role Of A Lifetime[permanent dead link] GlobalGrind. Retrieved June 28, 2020.