The Sudden Death of “Soul Men’

There is a movie called “Soul Men” which is due in November. In real life, it is such a coincidence that its two main characters die a day apart. Bernie Mac died on Saturday and Isaac Hayes died on Sunday. In the movie clips, Hayes played himself while Bernie Mac and another great actor, Samuel L. Jackson, acted as soul singers. This scenario is so similar to actor Heath Ledger’s who featured in Batman’s "The Dark Night" but did not leave to witness the film opening. 

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Batman went on to become the 3rd best selling movie in the history (gross $450 million and still counting). This huge hit was partly due to curiousity generated by the death of Heath Ledger who played “joker” in the movie. So, I think we could see similar interest at the box office for “Soul Men” comes November. Well, it is funny how some lucky dudes make easy million$ at death while those alive are struggling. May their souls R.I.P.

Comedian Bernie Mac Died Today + Video

Bernie Mac (Bernard Jeffrey McCullough) of "Bernie Mac Show" - on Fox - and several movies (listed below) died this morning from pneumonia. According to ChicagoTribune, Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs.

The paper describes him as: “stood 6-foot-3, he was built like a fullback and carried himself with a bouncer's reticence. But perhaps the strongest weapon in the Chicago comedian's arsenal was that voice, that amalgam of thought and a delivery that could rise like a tidal wave, outpace a Gatling gun and remained, to his last days, loud and unapologetic. And most recently, Mac garnered attention for making unsavory comments at a Barack Obama benefit that the presumptive Democratic candidate had to distance himself from.”

Bernie Mac had a humble and rough begin in South Chicago. But but he giot his big break at the age of 32. He had featured in many movie listed below and also see a "stand-up show" at the bottom.

• Old Dogs (due 2009)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - Zuba (voice)
• Soul Men (2008)
• Transformers (2007)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Pride (2007)
• Guess Who (2005)
• Ocean's Twelve (2004)
• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Head of State (2003)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
• Life (1999)
• The Players Club (1998)
• How to Be a Player (1997)
• B*A*P*S (1997)
• Get on the Bus (1996)
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
• Friday (1995)
• House Party 3 (1994)
• Above the Rim (1994)
• Who's the Man? (1993)