Taraji P. Henson to star in Steve Harvey film

By The Film Critic
JR Staff Writer

Steve Harvey has decided to turn his successful book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, into a film. Harvey has teamed up with filmmaker, Tim Story. Under Story's guidance, the film has been titled Think Like a Man.

Taraji P. Henson has been cast in the lead female role of the upcoming film. Henson will be starring opposite Michael Ealy, an acclaimed actor in his own right. Henson and Ealy will join comedian, Kevin Hart, on the cast.

The Tim Story film will hit theaters sometime next year. Variety reported Henson and Ealy will be playing a couple in the film. It will be the first time one of Steve Harvey's books has been turned into a film.

The book was met with relatively well reviews and Tim Story hopes the film will have a similar reception.

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Taraji P. Henson joins "Larry Crowne"

Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are set to star in the new film, Larry Crowe. Independently financed, the film was picked up by Universal Pictures. The film centers on Hanks trying to reinvent his life after living through multiple disappointments. Not only will Hanks be the star, but he will also be the director of the film.

Larry Crowe will be the first film that Tom Hanks has directed since his 1996 film, That Thing You Do!. Hanks also co-wrote the 2004 hit feature, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Coming with the role of director of the film, Tom Hanks has also become the unofficial spokesperson. A perk of being the director is meeting the rest of the cast.

Following their first cast meeting, Tom Hanks released some photos of the rest of the cast via Twitter. Among the photos released, the headshot of Taraji P. Henson was released. While her appearance has been confirmed, it is unknown what type of role she will play in the upcoming film. She will likely portray a small role.

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Kanye West gets animated for "Cleveland"

Kanye West plans to come out of hiding this year. He plans to do it in a big way. Not only is he planning his comeback album, Good Ass Job, but West also plans to animate himself. In the past, Kanye West has tried to step into acting. A few years ago, he reached a deal with HBO to star in a sitcom. At the last minute, the deal fell through and Kanye West was without a sitcom.

In 2008, there was so much outrage about the lack of black characters on television that a lot of new black sitcoms were created. Among the black sitcoms created was "The Cleveland Show," which is a spin-off of the popular animated FOX sitcom, "Family Guy." When the show was still in its developmental stages, there was a lot of talk about who was going to be on the show. Kanye West was listed among the stars.

It was said that the Chicago rapper would star as Kenny West, the next-door neighbor to the Brown family. He was going to be the primary rival to Cleveland Brown, the main character. However, as the show actually hit television screens, more details were revealed. Kanye West was going to provide a guest appearance as opposed to being one of the stars of the show. His appearance is scheduled for the first season, which still has a few more months left.

Kanye West will guest star as Kenny West, who will be the primary rival to Cleveland, Jr., for one episode. In this episode, Cleveland, Jr. will enter a freestyle competition and he will have to go against Kenny West. Not only will the two boys be rivals behind the mic, but they will also clash after it is revealed that they both have feelings for a girl who is voiced by Taraji P. Henson. This episode will air on May 2, 2010 at 8:30 pm, eastern time, on FOX.

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