Paul Rudd says Ice Cube’s endorsement of the brand new “Anaconda” remake seems like getting approval from the Pope.

Paul Rudd likened Ice Cube’s approval of the brand new Anaconda film to receiving a blessing from the Pope in the course of the movie’s Los Angeles premiere.

Rudd made the comparability whereas discussing the importance of the unique Anaconda star’s endorsement of the 2025 meta reimagining.

“That’s like being blessed by the Pope,” Rudd stated at Saturday’s crimson carpet occasion, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter. “You go over, you kiss the ring and he gives you a pat on the head and says, ‘Good job, son.’”

The new Anaconda is both a reboot and a religious sequel to the 1997 cult traditional starring Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez, and John Voight. In the 2025 model, Jack Black and Rudd play lifelong mates who shoot an ultra-low-budget remake of their favourite film within the Amazon rainforest.

Ice Cube seems in a comedic cameo position within the new movie. The rapper-actor lately revealed he “jumped” on the likelihood to return to the franchise almost three a long time later. His presence on the December 13 premiere alongside the brand new forged validated the undertaking for Rudd and his co-stars.

Jack Black instructed reporters he signed onto the undertaking instantly after studying Rudd was connected.

“The fact that Paul Rudd was attached was like, oh dude, this is a slam dunk,” Black stated. The actor praised director Tom Gormican’s earlier work on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as one other think about his choice.

The forged contains Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, and Black and Rudd.

Anaconda hits theaters on December 25, 2025.

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