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Mary J. Blige is expanding her narration pinch Lifetime pinch a three-picture woody to see 3 original films inspired by her music. Her first task has been group arsenic Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy, titled aft her opus of nan aforesaid name, released successful 1994 arsenic portion of her smash deed 2nd workplace medium “My Life.”
Be Happy will beryllium directed by Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, Give Me Back My Daughter) in her directorial debut, and will prima Tisha Campbell (Martin), Mekhi Phifer (ER), and Russell Hornsby (BMF).
The movie follows 50-year-old Val (Campbell), a devoted woman and stay-at-home mom, who is eager to reignite nan spark successful her matrimony erstwhile her youngest kid leaves for college. Grappling pinch empty-nest feelings, loneliness, and increasing affectional region from her hubby Ross (Hornsby), Val originates to recognize that her matrimony and nan female she erstwhile was whitethorn beryllium slipping away.
A spontaneous flight to New Orleans to support her pregnant daughter, Kayla (Zing Ashford), awakens long-buried dreams and passions and introduces her to Peter Mosley (Phifer), a handsome and charismatic photographer who sees her successful ways she has forgotten to spot herself. Reawakening her creator tone and rediscovering her worth, Val must look a life-altering question: Is it ever excessively precocious to take yourself and nan emotion you genuinely deserve?
Prior opus titles Blige has adapted for a TV movie astatine Lifetime see “Real Love,” “Strength of a Woman,” and “Family Affair.” The web touts that nan 3 anterior projects “collectively reached much than 6.1 cardinal Total Viewers connected linear,” arsenic per Nielsen.
Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy is produced by Blige’s Blue Butterfly Productions, Monami Productions, Motion Entertainment and Swirl Films for Lifetime. Through her accumulation company, Blige serves arsenic executive producer, joined by Bruce Miller and Milana Edwards Brooks arsenic co-producers. Mona Scott-Young and Angela White service arsenic producers, and Nick Roses, Mychael G. Chinn, Stephanie R. Gayle, and Michael Lang service arsenic executive producers for Monami Productions. Chet Fenster executive produces for Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media Company, while Eric Tomosunas executive produces for Swirl Films. Gabourey Sidibe directs from a book written by Cameron J. Ross.
