This ain’t your parents' House Party.
What comes to mind when you hearHouse Party?
Is it Christopher “Kid” Reid’s skyscraper hi-top fade?
A scene from ‘House Party’.Warner Bros
His iconic dance with Christopher “Play” Martin, theKid ‘n Play Kickstep?
Or does the 1990 comedy not even register?
If you’re in that third camp, how sad for you.
A scene from ‘House Party’.Warner Bros
But fret not, for into every generation a rager is born.
Co-produced byLeBron Jamesand written byAtlanta’sStephen Gloverand Jamal Olori, this ain’t your parent’sHouse Party.
“I think everyone kind of expects one thing,” Calmatic tells EW.
Jacob Latimore, LeBron James, and Tosin Cole in ‘House Party’.Warner Bros
Don’t ruin a classic,’ and this kind of stuff.
It’s a whole new movie.
The premise remains mostly the same: Two friends attend a party while someone’s house is empty.
A scene from ‘House Party’.Ron Batzdorff/Warner Bros.
In the original, it’s the old parents-away-on-vacation bit.
This time around, it’s King James himself.
According to Calmatic, James was “very involved” in the filmmaking process.
“I just want audiences to have a good time,” Calmatic says.
I literally can’t even say the last time there was a youth Black comedy in theaters.
So yeah, I hope that there are a million to come after ours.”
