Friday franchise because he wanted to distance himself from people who smoke weed.The actor, known for roles in Rush Hour and The Fifth Element, also starred in the 1995 stoner comedy Friday alongside Ice Cube. Fans of the film hoped to see Tucker in the film’s two sequels – Next Friday and Friday After Next.“Back then, I gotta tell you, one of the reasons why I didn’t do the second one was because of the weed,” he told All Urban Central.“I said, man, that movie became a phenomenon.