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[BlackTree TV - Los Angeles] We sat down with the cast of Think Like A Man this past weekend,
A conversation with Kevin Hart set the stage for Gabrielle Union to join the cast. Says Union, "When I was shooting "Little In Common" with Kevin Hart he said 'Did you read Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man?' I was like 'No.' So Kevin passed [the script] off to me. I read it, I loved it and I was like how can we make this work?"
Packer was interested. "Gabrielle was somebody that I wasn't close to prior to this project," says Packer. "The project came up, her agent called and said 'Gabrielle Union would like to meet with you about it." Union's quick wit and sharp sense of humor won him over, so she was cast as Kristen, forever concerned about the slacker ways of her live-in boyfriend Jeremy.
"She's nearing that age and place in life where she wants to take things to the next level and really secure a solid commitment from Jeremy," says Union, who also reveals that Harvey's book was more than just a means to a movie role. "It has definitely helped in my dating life!"
When assembling an ensemble cast, Packer knew he had to bring out the most qualified and talented actresses in Hollywood. That meant ensuring Regina Hall was on board. "I just hit her direct and said, 'Reg, I got this project. Check it out. I want you to see it," says Packer. Hall, who plays Terrence J's love interest, Candace, loved the script.
"When I first read the script I thought it was hilarious," says Hall. "And being familiar with the book, listening to Steve Harvey's advice to women and sometimes applying it to my own life and then seeing how they've actually made it into a story that crossed all these different kinds of relationships and different issues in relationships--I thought it was really funny and touching at the same time. It had a lot of heart."
Harvey lays out the problems Hall's character faces: "This woman is faced with this guy that she's crazy about, but she's got to deal with the fact that wow, this guy loves his ... Blacktree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.) and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in!
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