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8 October 2008 4:05 AM, PDT | From Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news

ComingSoon.net were given a new Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa poster. The sequel features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin and Will.i.am.

The sequel of the first movie, the New York Zoo Animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra…

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7 October 2008 11:19 AM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

The film Soul Men might have started out at a comedy-drama, but now it has a different meaning. Bernie Mac stars in the film and Issac Hayes has a cameo. Both are featured on the soundtrack. Stax Records will release the soundtrack on November 4. Here is a press release from Stax. Authentic soul music and superstar musical performances are the consistent theme and backdrop for the side-splitting comedy, Soul Men, starring entertainment icons Bernie Mac, who passed away on August 9, and award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson. The film also includes a cameo appearance by Isaac Hayes who died the day after Mac in unrelated circumstances. Soul Men, directed by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Undercover Brother, Roll, Bounce) will be released November 7, 2008 nationwide (Dimension

3 October 2008 12:33 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" has just got its second full-length trailer. The new footage resolves around the meeting between the far-from-home characters with the wild species of their own kind for the first time. Pointing out that Africa is basically the wildest place on Earth, the new trailer gives examples on the harsh reality the zoo-raised characters are facing there though a slew of never before seen compilation of clips.

Hatching a new plan to get away from Madagascar and return to their beloved home, New York City, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria board an repaired old crashed plane. What they do not expect is to suddenly crash-land in the vast plains of Africa where they meet their long-lost relatives for the first time in their life. Though enjoying the experience, they soon discover that the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa are two completely different places from their Central Park home.

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24 September 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Sam Moore, half the 1960s R&B duo Sam & Dave, says he is considering suing the produers of the upcoming Soul Men, starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, which opens on Oct. 24. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Moore charged that the movie ripped off his career with Dave Prater, who died in 1988. He noted that he had heard that the movie features a reunion concert like the one that he and Prater had in 1982 after not speaking for years. "Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac sing 'Hold On, I'm Coming,'" he added. "That's also our song." However, David Friendly, who produced the movie says it's copletely fictional. "I think it's unfair of [Moore] to criticize a movie he hasn't seen."

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24 September 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Producers of Samuel L. Jackson and late comic Bernie Mac's film Soul Men have brushed off claims the movie is based on legendary musician Sam Moore, after the furious soul singer threatened legal action.

Jackson and Mac play an estranged R+B duo in the movie - a plot Moore claims is too similar to his own career with late musician Dave Prater.

Moore, 72, admits he has yet to see the film, but claims he was informed by unnamed sources that producers used his music to set the mood for scenes in the film, reports the New York Daily News.

He tells the newspaper: "In the movie, they have a reunion concert. Dave and I had a reunion in 1982 after not talking with each other for years.

"Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac sing Hold On, I'm Coming. That's also our song."

The singer also claims production company bosses at Dimension Films "tried to buy me out" with a $1,000 (GBP541) offer for a walk-on role.

Disappointed with the offer and the use of the N-word in the film, Moore says he is consulting lawyers about the project, adding: "A thousand dollars! Whoa. You know, slavery times have ended.

"Even when Dave and I were fighting and cursing, we never used that (the N) word. It's an insult to every one of us who fought in the civil rights movement.

"I don't understand how this can happen. It's not right."

But producer David Friendly has denied a direct link to Moore in the film, insisting the story is completely fictional.

He says: "Everything in the movie is completely made up. The characters are back-up singers, unlike Sam and Dave, who were headliners. (Producer) Bob Weinstein's brother Harvey Weinstein suggested at a party that Sam might be in the movie. But Sam declined the offer. No money was ever discussed. Just because they sing one Sam and Dave song doesn't make it a movie about them. I think it's unfair of (Moore) to criticise a movie he hasn't seen."

The film premieres at New York's famed Apollo on 24 October.

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17 September 2008 6:55 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

There's not much that's better than sitting down to talk to Samuel L. Jackson, who never seems afraid to say exactly what he thinks. But then, there's not much worse than realizing afterwards that your recorder cut out halfway through. But that's how it went when I talked to the Lakeview Terrace star earlier this week-- the recorder died right as he had started to talk about working with his old friend Bernie Mac on Soul Men, describing how Mac would "entertain the troops" after the scene had wrapped-- "Bernie never met a microphone he didn't like," as Jackson put it. But hey, the recorder did hang on to Jackson's description of a Japanese ceremony to bless his Afro-Samurai project, which included the oldest geishas in Japan. And we also talked about his role in Lakeview Terrace, a racist cop frequently on the wrong side of the law, who Jackson

12 September 2008 3:47 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

The first poster for Soul Men has been released. Yes, they resisted the temptation to squeeze Isaac Hayes onto it. Thank god. Though Hayes probably only has a cameo, this is the movie that both Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes did before they both died. That will get people in seats. Thankfully, it also looks like it might be kind of good. Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac play aging soul men trying to get the band back together to honor their recently deceased band leader. It hits theaters November 14th, click the poster below to see it in high-res:

12 September 2008 3:45 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

It's so odd to look at this poster and know the man laughing on the right is dead and so is his co-star, Isaac Hayes, as The Weinstein Co. brings us our first look at the poster for Soul Men, which hits theaters on November 7. Bernie Mac passed away on August 9 while Hayes died only one day later. Still hard to believe. Photo: The Weinstein Co.

Brad Brevet

12 September 2008 12:50 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

We lost an exceptionally talented artist in Bernie Mac earlier this year but at least we'll get to see the man doing his thing on screen a couple more times with the comedy Soul Men, in which he teams with Sam Jackson as two estranged soul singers who decide to re-team for one last concert, and the comedy Old Dogs. Below you'll find the poster for Soul Men, which tells you all you need to know about the film - Bernie Mac and Sam Jackson…with a ponytail. It opens November 7th.

Omar Aviles

9 September 2008 2:01 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

ComingSoon.net reports that Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are is back on Warner Bros.’ release schedule and now set for a release on Oct. 16, 2009. The pic stars Catherine Keener, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Noonan, Michael Berry and James Gandolfini. Some other recent release date shifts of note include Soul Men - the Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac comedy will hit theaters a week earlier than scheduled, now opening on November 7th. Richard Kelly’s horror film The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, was moved back up six months to March 20, 2009. The Todd Phillips comedy Hangover is now scheduled for June 12, 2009 puting it face to face with The A-Team and Eddie Murphy’s Nowhereland. Two months later, Final Destination 4 was moved back a week to Aug. 21, 2009. The summer following, the Zack Snyder-directed animated-adventure Guardians of Ga’Hoole,

6 September 2008 7:32 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: Comedy, Music & Musicals, Trailers and Clips

What a pity it is that we lost both comedian Bernie Mac and musician Isaac Hayes in such short order, and what a stroke of good fortune that they both happened to have completed their roles in the upcoming comedy, Soul Men, in which Mac's character tries to get Samuel L. Jackson to join him for a televised reunion concert.

Yahoo! Movies has released the trailer for the film, and it reflects both the best tendencies of director Malcolm D. Lee and his worst as a writer (though he isn't credited as one here). There's the good-natured nostalgia of something like 2005's Roll Bounce, balanced out with the mean-spirited and utterly un-hilarious antics of this year's Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (I'm sure that if there could've been room for Jennifer Coolidge in that gem, she would've removed her dentures for fellatio there instead).

In all fairness,

William Goss

5 September 2008 9:40 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

The first trailer for the comedy Soul Men has hit and it's almost sad to watch, considering two of the film's prominent cast members passed away quite recently. The story doesn't help lighten the mood either: in honor of their recently deceased band leader, two estranged soul-singing legends (played by Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson) decide to put on a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater. Unfortunately this trailer looks terrible, but maybe that's because it's not my type of humor. This has definitely gained buzz by being Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes' last big film together. So without any further ado, take a look below. Watch the full trailer for Soul Men: [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/firstshowing/soul-men-full.flv http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/firstshowing/soul-men-full.jpg 598 254] You can also watch the Soul Men trailer in High Definition on Yahoo Soul Men is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, of Undercover Brother and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins previously. The screenplay was penned by

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5 September 2008 8:57 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

It was indeed sad to hear that both Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes had passed away so suddenly and within 36 hours of each other. Then I learned, as many others did, that they're both in Soul Men, which opens this November.

The title is a tip of that to the song "Soul Man," of course, but how many people knew that's actually an Isaac Hayes tune? Sam & Dave performed it back in the 1960s, though to the majority of us, the version recorded by The Blues Brothers is the one stuck in our heads from time to time.

Making it all the more bittersweet is that the movie is about a pair of singers who reunite 20 years after their last performance to honor the memory of their former bandleader, who has just passed away.

There's a trailer for the film now, which co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and is directed by Spike's cousin,

Colin Boyd

5 September 2008 7:56 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

The first trailer to Dimension Films latest drama comedy, "Soul Men", has arrived. Focusing on revealing the dynamic between Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, the trailer highlights on two estranged backup soul-singers, Louis and Floyd, as they travel across the country together once again, experiencing misadventures and reliving the pain of betrayal along the way.

Telling the reunion story of the two remaining members from the popular 70's soul band, The Real Deal, "Soul Men" centers on Floyd Henderson, a retired business man, and Louis Hinds, an ex-convict. When the two find out that their band's lead singer Marcus Hook has recently passed away, they decide to make a musical tribute for their late friend. Taking a road trip to the Apollo Theater for the cause, the estranged duo soon falls into a series of adventures that forced them to realize that they still have the music in them.

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5 September 2008 3:21 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

They.re sticking with the November release date, and now we have the first trailer for Soul Men. The sadly deceased Bernie Mac co-stars with Samuel L. Jackson in the story of two former legendary soul singers, who decided to get the band back together even though they hate each other.s guts. The trailer makes the film look like it.s two parts Blues Brothers one part The Odd Couple. Get your first look at one of Bernie Mac.s last performances and the last appearance by Isaac Hayes in the trailer below: function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/ci001.swf", "mplayer", "518", "457", "8", "#000000"); so.addParam("wmode","transparent"); so.addParam("swliveconnect", "true"); so.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); so.addVariable("autostart","false"); so.addVariable("continuousPlay","false"); so.addVariable("file", "http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/xml_feeds_advanced/index/39/3/268/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/"); so.addVariable("pageUrl", document.location); so.write("flashcontent

1 September 2008 11:41 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Yahoo brings the new trailer for "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." The follow-up to the successful first film features the voice talents of Ben Stiller, the recently passed Bernie Mac, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jada Pinckett Smith, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock and Cedric the Entertainer. The film co-helmed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath sees theatres November 7th via DreamWorks Distribution. Much loved popular comedian Mac, who voiced the "Zuba" character, had been hospitalized for a week with pneumonia and sadly lost his life due to complications. Stiller is still enjying box office success with his "Tropic Thunder" comedic actioner also starring Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.

26 August 2008 1:42 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Bernie Mac missed out on seeing one of his greatest movie performances before he passed away, Samuel L. Jackson has revealed. Jackson starred alongside the late comedian in forthcoming comedy-drama film Soul Men, which sees Mac taking on the role of a former backup soul singer. His character reunites with his old music partner to pay tribute to their lead singer, who has recently died. "He's awesome in the film. I saw it a week before he passed," Jackson explained. "I was talking to his manager, who said he never (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

25 August 2008 12:05 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Don Cheadle has paid tribute to his former co-star Bernie Mac following the comedian's tragic death earlier this month.

Cheadle starred alongside Mac - real name Bernard Jeffrey McCullough - in two episodes of the comedian's hit TV show in 2002.

He remembers, "The best thing about Bernie is that he was happiest when the people around him were happy. That's a real testament to the kind of generosity that he had.

"I did his show, and my character had all of the laugh lines, and I had all of the flashy things to do, and I said, 'Hey Bernie, is this cool? I've got all the funny stuff to do.' And he said, 'Look man, if you want to slide in behind me and do the splits, I'll stand behind you and do the dips. It's okay, do your thing.'

"I think that's a real testament to who Bernie was - he shined when everybody else shined. He was really generous."

Mac died on 9 August after losing his battle with pneumonia.

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25 August 2008 6:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Funnyman Bernie Mac missed out on seeing the movie that friends feel sure will cement his reputation as a bona fide film star - because he fell ill before a finished print was complete.

Soul Men co-star Samuel L. Jackson insists the late comedian would have been proud of his final film - because he was great in it.

The Pulp Fiction star, who recently attended Mac's funeral in Chicago, Illinois says, "He's awesome in the film. I saw it a week before he passed. I was talking to his manager, who said he never got a chance to see it.

"That's a tragedy because it's one of the best things he's ever done. It's the Bernie we know and it's the Bernie we love."

Jackson warns Mac fans that the funnyman looks a little ill in the movie: "Bernie was thinner because he'd been sick off and on for a while, so he wasn't that (American) football-looking guy that I used to know."

Mac died on 9 August after losing his battle with pneumonia.

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21 August 2008 5:33 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Thrillers, Sony, Universal, RumorMonger, Distribution, 20th Century Fox, Family Films, Dreamworks, James Bond, Harry Potter, Remakes and Sequels, Nicole Kidman

In what appears to be part of a most thorough campaign to botch Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview, a recent press release wholly admits that the North American opening of the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, back from November 7th to the 14th marks an effort to capitalize on last week's sudden Harry Potter shift.

Although the removal of the 007th from any coming marketing blitz sure is a shame, it does place this film closer to the release of its predecessor, Casino Royale, which opened on November 17, 2006 to the tune of almost $600 million worldwide. Solace will still premiere in the United Kingdom on October 31.

For those keeping track at home, this now leaves Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and the just now

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