NIA LONG NEWS, INTERVIEWS & UPDATES



News for 11/29/2006


"Boston Legal," "Ugly Betty" get new cast members

By Nellie Andreeva
The Hollywood Reporter


Nia Long has been hired to appear in three episodes of ABC's drama series "Boston Legal."

Meanwhile, after two guest appearances on ABC's fledgling hit comedy "Ugly Betty," Christopher Gorham has joined the cast in a recurring role as the nerdy accountant and new love interest for America Ferrera's title character.

There is a possibility for Long and Gorham to continue on the respective series as regulars next season.

Long will play Vanessa Walker, a disciplined, ambitious, micromanaging new associate from the New York office of Crane Poole & Schmidt who comes to Boston to solicit help from Alan Shore (James Spader). Long's credits include the two "Big Momma's House" feature comedies.



News for 8/22/2006


The following article appeared in the June 2006 issue of Essence Magazine





News for 8/20/2006


Production Starts on Are We Done Yet?

Source: Revolution Studios


Filming has begun in Vancouver on Revolution Studios' Are We Done Yet?, a sequel to the hit comedy Are We There Yet? The film, which is being directed by Steve Carr and reunites stars Ice Cube and Nia Long, will be released by Columbia Pictures on April 6, 2007.

Are We Done Yet? is being produced for Revolution Studios by Ice Cube, CubeVision's Matt Alvarez (Barbershop, Friday After Next, All About the Benjamins, Are We There Yet? and the FX series Black.White.) and Broken Road Productions' Todd Garner (XXX, 13 Going on 30, The Forgotten, Are We There Yet?). The screenplay is by Hank Nelkin with rewrites by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone and J. David Stem & David N.Weiss.

A follow-up to the hilarious 2005 family comedy hit Are We There Yet? (which grossed $100 million worldwide), Are We Done Yet? picks up where the last story left off. Now married to Suzanne (Nia Long), Nick Persons (Ice Cube) has bought a quiet suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin (Aleisha Allen and Philip Bolden). But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper" and he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor (John C. McGinley), Nick's suburban dream soon becomes a riotous nightmare.



News for 3/1/2006


Trio joining Bullock in "Premonition"

By Tatiana Siegel


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Kate Nelligan, Nia Long and Amber Valletta are joining Sandra Bullock in the supernatural thriller "Premonition," which is shooting in Shreveport, La.

Bullock plays a housewife whose husband dies in a car crash, but then appears alive the next day. Julian McMahon ("Nip/Tuck") plays the husband.

Nelligan will play the mother of Bullock's character, while Long will play her best friend. Valletta is set to play the mistress of McMahon's character. Mennan Yapo is directing the Sony Pictures project.

Nelligan, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting role in "The Prince of Tides," recently starred in the TV movie "Human Cargo."

Long is currently in theaters with "Big Momma's House 2."

Valletta's credits include "Transporter 2," "Hitch" and "Raising Helen."



News for 1/10/2006


The following interview appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Jewel Magazine





News for 2/21/2005


The following article appeared in the January 29, 2005 issue of Jet Magazine





The following article appeared in the December 2004/January 2005 issue of Upscale Magazine





News for 2/2/2005


Nia Shows Us Her Maternal Side -FilmMonthly.com



News for 1/16/2005


The following article appears in the January 16, 2005 edition of Parade Magazine



In Step With Nia Long



The following article appeared in the November 2004 issue of Movieline's Hollywood Life Magazine





News for 12/5/2004


The following interview appears in the December 2004 issue of Essence Magazine





News for 11/30/2004


The following article appeared in the November 15, 2004 issue of People Magazine





The following article appeared in the November 12, 2004 issue of Entertainment Weekly Magazine





News for 11/9/2003


Nia Long Reunites with Ice Cube for Comedy

By Chris Gardner


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nia Long will reunite with rapper/filmmaker Ice Cube in the road comedy "Are We There Yet?"

The Revolution Studios project is scheduled to start shooting Nov. 17 in Vancouver. Brian Levant ("Snow Dogs") directs.

Ice Cube plays Nick, a playboy bachelor and sports memorabilia collector who is trying to land a date with Suzanne (Long), a divorced mother of two pre-teens who never like their mom's dates. When Suzanne is stuck in Vancouver for work on New Year's Eve, Nick offers to get her kids -- whom he has never met -- from Oregon to Vancouver on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Long and Ice Cube previously co-starred in both the comedy "Friday" and the urban drama "Boyz N the Hood." Her other feature credits include "Big Momma's House" and "Boiler Room." Ice Cube recently committed to replace Vin Diesel in a sequel to action thriller "XXX."



News for 7/23/2003


Nia Long Nabs 'Alfie' Remake Lead, 'Watch' Shift


By Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Nia Long is in negotiations to star opposite Jude Law in "Alfie," Paramount Pictures' remake of the 1966 romantic comedy, for director Charles Shyer. The actress also has closed a deal to join the cast of NBC's "Third Watch."

In the contemporary update of "Alfie," penned by Shyer and Elaine Pope, Law will star as a womanizer forced to rethink his superficial existence. Long will portray Lonette, a beautiful waitress who has just dumped Alfie's best friend, Marlon. The project begins shooting in September.

On "Third Watch," Long will star as Sasha Monroe, a role she originated in an April episode as a guest star. Long's Monroe is a struggling cop who switches to the night shift in order to help her 16-year-old sister take care of her newborn while the sister goes to school during the day. Long reports to the set of "Third Watch" next month.

Long's other credits include "Big Momma's House," "If These Walls Could Talk 2" and "The Best Man."



News for 7/7/2003


The following article appeared in the August 2003 issue of Honey Magazine.