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| Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac (RIP), gives their best in SoulMen |
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Soul Men traces the story of two estranged
soul-singing legends, Louis Hinds (Samuel L.
Jackson) and Floyd Henderson (Bernie Mac),
who must reunite for a tribute concert at the
Apollo Theater after the death of their
former groups lead member (John Legend). With
only Floyds lime green 1971 Cadillac El
Dorado convertible to get them from L.A. to
New York, Hinds and Henderson embark on a
road trip that just might give these
bickering soul men another chance to
harmonize if they dont kill each other first.
Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls, This Christmas),
Jennifer Coolidge (Epic Movie, For Your
Consideration), Sean Hayes (The Bucket List,
Will & Grace), Adam Herschman (I Now
Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Accepted),
Affion Crockett ("Welcome Home Roscoe
Jenkins," "The Boondocks"), soul music icon
Isaac Hayes (South Park, Hustle & Flow), and
Grammy-winning R&B recording artist John
Legend also star.
No one could believe someone hadnt thought of
it first.
Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac have never been in
a movie together. Ever, says Soul Men
producer Steve Greener, who is also Bernie
Macs manager. Its unbelievable. You would
think these two guys who know each other and
have been around for so long would do
something together.
I was surprised they hadnt worked together,
echoes producer David Friendly.
It wasnt for lack of desire; Mac and Jackson
had always wanted to collaborate.
Sam and I have known each other for a long
time, says Mac. We fraternize. We play golf
together, weve been over to each others
houses. Everybody was always asking us when
we were going to do something together,
because were both such strong presences. I
kept saying, Its going to happen.
Bernie and I have known each other since way
before anybody knew who Bernie Mac was and
people were just starting to discover who I
was, says Jackson. We have been friends for a
very long time, and we have great chemistry
together. Theyve been trying to find a
vehicle us for a while.
A couple of years ago Greener approached
Friendly, an old friend and fellow producer
who was nominated for an Oscar for Little
Miss Sunshine and has collaborated with Eddie
Murphy and Martin Lawrence on several films.
He said, Bernie and Sam Jackson want to work
together, recalls Friendly. Thats all we
had—just the notion of these two guys in a
movie.
Greener and Friendly started meeting with
writers. One of the first writing teams that
Friendly contacted was Robert Ramsey and Matt
Stone, the duo that had written Life for
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.
I knew Rob and Matt would have some ideas,
says Friendly. We all went to lunch and got
talking, pitching ideas back and forth. Then
either Rob or Matt said, what if Sam and
Bernie were back-up singers like the Pips?
The leader of the group has died, and they
have to go to New York to do a tribute
concert.
And I said, thats it, says Friendly. Thats a
movie.
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Affichage : 14784
Durée : 398 s |
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