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The estate of the late comedian Bernie Mac is collaborating with John Legend and his production company, Get Lifted, to make a feature film biopic about Mac, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. Legend\u2019s producing partner Mike Jackson broke the news during a panel discussion at the 2021 Tribeca Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just partnered with Bernie Mac\u2019s estate to cover Bernie Mac\u2019s story,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The announcement seemed to surprise Legend, since Jackson added, it was \u201csomething that John doesn\u2019t know about yet\u201d and that he was \u201cvery excited about\u201d the deal, which \u201cjust happened today.\u201d Both Legend and Jackson also said that the sitcom, The Bernie Mac Show,<\/i> was \u201cbeautifully done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Get Lifted was launched nine years ago by Legend, Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, according to Yahoo News<\/a>. The production company also produced the show, Underground, <\/i>which aired on WGN and the Academy Award-winning film, La La Land<\/i>. Legend\u2019s company also produced Jitney, <\/i>a 2017 revival of the August Wilson play. It won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.<\/p>\n

Legend appeared in one of Mac\u2019s last movies in 2008, the hit Soul Men<\/i>. Mac portrayed Floyd Henderson while Legend portrayed Marcus Hooks, a bandmate of Louis Hinds, who was played by Samuel L. Jackson. Mac died in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis humor was always edgy, but it always had so much heart to it at the same time,\u201d Legend said. \u201cYou could tell he was a family man. You could tell that he loved the people he was talking about.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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