Does IMDb List “Girls Trip 2” as Being Developed?
The Girls Trip 2 IMDb page (code tt19818198) has a “News” section that says: “The script is still in development, so don’t expect a release until late 2024 or even 2025”
Other IMDb news items reveal that director Malcolm D. Lee and producer Will Packer and the screenwriter have been working on the script, which is being set in Ghana/Afrochella
IMDb News also quotes Packer as saying that they have a script for a follow-up film — meaning the script for the sequel has been or is being written
Yes, IMDb clearly lists the film as being in script development, not yet in pre-production.
Key Moments From IMDb and Other Film Sources
Jan 2019–Apr 2020: Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish All “Want to Do a 2nd Season” and Have Location Ideas Like South Africa, Rio, and Eventually Ghana
Mar 2020: Tiffany Haddish Reveals Writer Tracy Oliver “Had a Treatment Ready to Go”
Jan 2023: Tracy Oliver Confirms “Officially Happening” and Considering Ghana/Afrochella
Jan 2024: Producer Will Packer Confirms Film is Active Development, Malcolm D. Lee Returns as Director
Aug 2022: Regina Hall Confirms “Not in Production… I Haven’t Seen the Script Yet”
Audience Feedback
• Reddit (Not Girls Trip 2, but Here’s What We Think on Girls Trip 1)
Many comments expressed their love for the original film – indirectly proving that the public is eagerly awaiting the sequel:
“It has an 89percent RT score… one of favorite movies of the year. Go see it. You won’t be disappointed”
reddit.com
“super hilarious… great friendship connection… girls’ day movie”
rottentomatoes.com
• Pajiba Magazine (posted 2.4 years ago)
Review: the reaction to the making of a second part is “complicated” – meaning mixed, both hopeful and concerned, as exemplified by the controversy surrounding Tiffany Haddish.
However, the director and producer affirmed “I can’t make it without her”, implying that Tiffany still has an important role in the project
IMDb’s listing as “in development” is completely reliable – this is the film industry standard to describe projects that are being discussed, scripted, and prepared for pre-production, but have not yet reached the filming or casting stage. This corresponds to the sharing from the cast and screenwriter: they want to do it, have written the treatment, are writing the script, but do not have a specific filming timeline.
Regarding public opinion, the original film’s fan base is very large and eager for the sequel – forums like Reddit show that the original film is still highly rated (RT ~89%), and audiences expect the second part to continue to exploit friendship, black culture, with a new setting in Ghana. Some opinions still have concerns about Tiffany Haddish personally due to past controversies, but the filmmakers have committed to keeping her in the cast and consider her an indispensable central part of “Flossy Posse”.
