Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart Team Up for 'The Black Phantom'; Tim Story May Direct

Tim Story and Kevin Hart have been tied at the hip for a couple of years now, and it's worked to their mutual benefit. Think Like a Man and Ride Along did wonders for both, which is why it's no surprise there are sequels on the way. And they're about to team up at least one more time, only they're letting Jamie Foxx get in on some of the action.

Hart and Foxx, which already sounds like a comedy act, are set to star in The Black Phantom, which Story is in talks to helm with Will Packer producing. The script by Dave Lease and Megan Hinds centers on a mob hitman who enlists the aid of the Black Phantom, the same African-American assassin who had been sent to kill him. It's not clear who is playing which role, but the idea of Hart saving Foxx is already funny.

The film has been bouncing around for years with Foxx loosely attached at various stages. Idris Elba, Eddie Murphy, and Justin Timberlake have also been mentioned for it in the past. [Variety]

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Malcolm D. Lee and Will Packer Team for 'Girls' Trip'

While it's been Kevin Hart who has reaped much of the glory for the success or Ride Along, Think Like a Man, and About Last Night, the real power behind those films has been producer Will Packer. He's found out how to reach a broad audience looking for (mostly) smart comedies with fresh faces, and now he's got his sights set on another hit.

Packer and The Best Man Holiday director Malcolm Lee are teaming up for Girls Trip, which will be housed over at Universal Pictures, the studio continuing their fruitful relationship with both men. Details are unavailable right now but we can probably make a good guess just based on the title. Considering Packer has an inner circle of actors he tends to call upon, it shouldn't be too hard figuring out who he may cast. A writer has yet to be found but Lee tends to script the projects he directs.

This one's moving fast, too, with production to begin this summer.

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