Skydance Sports, a division of Paramount Skydance, the media powerhouse formed through the landmark $8 billion merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global completed in August 2025, is in early development of Are They Gone Yet?, the highly anticipated third installment in the beloved Are We There Yet? franchise, created by Todd Garner for his Broken Road film production company starring Ice Cube with Nia Long reprising her role as Suzanne Kingston, Nick’s love interest. And now, Nick faces his biggest challenge yet… grandkids.
The acquisition marks one of Skydance Sports’ most prominent comedy acquisitions to date and reunites one of Hollywood’s most reliably bankable family franchises with a studio now positioned as a vertically integrated entertainment giant spanning theatrical film, premium television, Paramount+, and live sports rights.
“We built something special with this franchise. Audiences grew up with Nick Persons, and now Nick’s got grandkids. Time flies. Partnering with Skydance to bring this story to a new generation is exactly the kind of move CubeVision was built for, and I am excited for the new partnership,” states Ice Cube.
The Are We There Yet? franchise has demonstrated remarkable staying power with audiences across two decades. The original 2005 film, distributed by Sony Pictures and produced by CubeVision and Revolution Studios, opened at #1 at the domestic box office and went on to gross $97.9 million worldwide against a production budget of just $20–32 million. Its 2007 sequel, Are We Done Yet?, added $58.3 million more, bringing the two-film theatrical total to more than $156 million worldwide.
The franchise was further extended into television with a sitcom spinoff, Are We There Yet?, which aired on TBS from 2010 to 2013, starring Terry Crews and running for 100 episodes across four seasons, a remarkable feat for a cable family comedy.
Skydance Sports is in early development on Are They Gone Yet?. The film is produced by Broken Road and CubeVision, with producers Ice Cube, Todd Garner and Jeff Kwatinetz, and is being written by Chris Hazzard & Mike Fontana. Executive producers are Ben Hurwitz and Lauren Gennawey.
In the Are We There Yet” franchise, Nick (Ice Cube) must adjust his bachelor life when he starts a relationship with Suzanne (Nia Long), who has two children of her own.
Ice Cube is represented by UTA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Todd Garner is represented by Patrick Knapp at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson, & Christopher, LLP.
Additional casting, production details, and release information will be announced at a later date.
