Steve Harvey’s book ‘Think Like a Man’ was the template for the blockbuster film, for which he also served as executive producer.
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 04: Taraji P. Henson and Astro attend the ‘Think Like a Man’ screening at the AMC Empire 25 theater on April 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 09: Actress Meagan Good attends the Premiere of Screen Gems’ ‘Think Like A Man’ at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 04: Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy attend the ‘Think Like a Man’ screening at the AMC Empire 25 theater on April 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 04: Will Packer attends the ‘Think Like a Man’ screening at the AMC Empire 25 theater on April 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
From MadameNoire.com: Hollywood cannot deny the box office success that was Think Like a Man, which is why they’re trying to create it with a sequel, The LA Times confirms.
Before the film even hit theaters, Will Packer was saying a sequel was already approved, but Screen Gems has just put out the official word on part deux, saying they have rehired Keith Merryman and David A. Newman to write the script.
Think Like a Man brought in $91 million in the United States alone after its opening in April, making it one of the year’s most profitable comedies thus far and also answering critic’s widely asked question of whether a film with a nearly all-black cast could perform well at the box office.
Beyond naming the screenplay writers, Screen Gems hasn’t let on about whether all of the actors from the first film will appear in the second. At the very least, I think most people are hoping Kevin Hart will reprise his role and considering he’s already on board for another flick from the studio, we’re pretty sure they recognize how he made the movie.
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