And because it’s just not possible to have too many Sam Jackson stories in a morning, here’s another. Samuel L and Bernie Mac have signed up to play the leads in musical road movie, Soul Men. No, it’s not another unforgivable sequel to The Blues Brothers, but rather the tale of two backup soul singers who can’t stand the sight of each other and haven’t spoken in two decades.
However fate is a whimsical mistress and the pair find themselves sharing a cross-country journey on the way to a tribute concert in honour of their now deceased band leader. Directed by Undercover Brother’s Malcolm Lee, the most appealing aspect of Soul Men is that both Mac and Jack will be performing their own song and dance routines for the film. If Soul Men is the way to see Jackson get down with his bad self on stage then you can count us in.