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As previously reported, film producer Will Packer is in the thick of bringing Steve Harvey's best-selling relationship book 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man' to the big screen.
With Packer heading up executive producing duties, alongside Harvey, Rushion McDonald and Rob Hardy, it was announced today that Taraji Henson, Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy have been tapped to star, according to Variety.
Directed by Tim Story, 'Think Like a Man' follows the relationship between an aspiring chef, played by Ealy, and a high-powered advertising executive, played by Henson. While Hart is set to portray a soon-to-be-divorced, self-professed relationship expert who doles out advice to the couple.
Harvey's book, which was published in 2009 and offers up his experiences about the dos and don'ts of meeting and mating, has sold over 2 million copies worldwide making the 'Original King of Comedy' as a New York Times Best Seller.
"It's pretty amazing," Harvey told us about the book's meteoric success back in February 2009. "It really has to be some amount of favor from God, because I have no experience at writing a book," he continued. "It ain't like I've been there, done that. It's got to be favor from God. It's gotta be something that he has planned for me bigger than I could see, because I just wanted to write a book so the women on my show could quit asking me to write a book."
Production for 'Think Like a Man' is tentatively scheduled to begin this summer.
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By: Robin on 5/19/2011 7:39PM
Sounds great!! Can't wait to see it!!!!
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By: Matt on 5/21/2011 10:53AM
Okay, so is the movie a comedy! I'm pretty sure there are other classy Black novels that could be a very nice, big screen movie or is it because Steve Harvey wrote it. You know us Black people can't stay away from the comedys.
SPIKE LEE WAS RIGHT!
Beauty Shop, Barber Shop, Hair Spray, Hair Salon, Friday's one, two, three to ten. The Picnic, Afternoon Lunch, Family Vacation, Soul Plane, Soul Food (which was a good movie), Soul Boy, Soul Man, Soul Brothers, Soul Singers. The Hook up, The Players, The Player, How to be a Player, and etc.
We really need to do better.
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By: djkut on 5/19/2011 11:50PM
Matt I got to agree with you I love to laugh sometime, but Damn can we get some movies that has some substance, tell a story and educates us.
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By: Gail on 5/20/2011 7:29AM
@Matt and the rest of you all haters...
We all have our opinions, but dang...to shoot down a movie? why? cuz you all hate Steve Harvey? Why? What did he do to you?
Smh @ black folk always hating on other black folk. Why? Why so much hate? Why so much putting each other down? Where's the love in the Black community?
Look here, we've had it all, every movie from Color Purple to Malcolm X to Spike Lee Joints such as She Gotta Have It (which I did not like)..just to name a few.
With the economy the way it is, gas prices, foreclosures, high priced food, etc. etc. etc.
What is wrong with a little damn laughter?
What is wrong with a little relationship movie?
From the looks of it in the Black community, we can use it!
I don't know if the movie will be a comedy, romance, or a drama, but whatever it is, can't we as Black people just encourage, compliment, and congratulate!?!?! I mean damn!!!!!
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By: Deb on 5/20/2011 8:29AM
@Matt-AMEN! It always makes me roll on the floor with laughter when black people WITH A BRAIN are called HATERS because black media says we all think alike and should support every black project!! How dare we have the nerve to demand substance and believe me I love to laugh! Frankly my mother always said a man who has been married a million times can't advise me on relationships!!! HOLLA! Funny I read on another chat board in which a MAN said Steve Harvey got rich preying on the LOW self esteem of women. AMEN!
I LOVE Michael Ealy and Taraji but won't be seeing this movie. When is Exahale2 (I Know Getting to Happy) hitting theaters?
As for using the economy, gas prices etc to justify supporting Steve Harvey...TURN OFF THE D@ TV AND GO LIVE LIFE! It's too depressing anyway.....
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By: Matt on 5/20/2011 11:28AM
@Gail
Gail, I'm not hating and hell, I got Steve Harvey Book. But don't you think more movies that stimulate or minds is well over due.
Did You see Spike Lee movie, Inside man with Denzel, jody foster, I mean a allstar cast, and a good movie. Those are the kind of movies i'm talking about. I'm not saying do away with the Soul Plane type of Black Movies. Just a little more thought provoking movies. Thats All.
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By: Darryl on 5/21/2011 1:53AM
I'm telling my ago, but I remember when the only black movies that were available were ones that protrade Blacks as Pimps, Drugs Addicts, Drug Dealers and prositutes. Movies like Superfly, Shaft (Richard Roundtree), The Max, Coffy, Cotton...etc. So I don't mind being able to watch a good commedy.
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By: tarakellee on 5/20/2011 12:03AM
support my book "I May Not Know What I'm Talking But I'm Gonna Say It Anyway" and I can help black hollywood out with that, I am a screenwriter trying to get finance for some of my scripts; which I feel have something to say. Available on Xlibris.com, amazon.comand barnes and noble onlineyou may find it a good read.
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By: Michahnston sitn on 5/20/2011 12:29AM
i read "think like a man" then i can say its a combination of all subject.
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By: the cast members on 5/20/2011 1:43AM
i would like to see blair underwood play in this movie. he would bring a serious under tone to cut through some of the jokes. also thandie newton or macy gray would add flavor. the cast members thus far, although i loved taraji in 'the curious life of benjamin button' and michael ealy in 'st anna's', the addition of my choices would add more realism, in my opinion.
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