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Jamie Foxx suits up for the 2009 UJA-Federation of New York Music Visionary Of The Year award luncheon at The Pierre Hotel in New York CityGetty ImagesAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif -- Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence are heading to the big screen together for the first time.
The stand up comedians-turned-movie stars will star in a comedy based on two popular TV characters they each created in the 90s, Foxx's 'Wanda' of "In Living Color" fame and Lawrence's 'Sheneneh' of "Martin" fame, a source close to Foxxhole Productions confirmed to TV One Access.
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Reportedly, Screen Gems has acquired the rights to the film and the TV One Access source confirms that Foxx is also writing the screenplay.
During this year's BET Awards hosted by Foxx, the duo performed a skit called "Skank Robbers" to overwhelmingly positive reviews from fans and critics alike. This feedback likely propelled the actors to make a movie about the two pseudo female characters.
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The film's storyline will reportedly be similar to the skit from the BET awards with 'Sheneneh and Wanda' scheming as modern day bank robbers.
According to reports, the film will be a joint production by Foxx's Foxxhole Productions and Lawrence's Runteldat Productions.
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Mon RI AGREE MLS....GONNA BE SOME FUNNY STUFF!!!!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE ITreport abuseposted November 18, 2009 7:43 PM PST
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Tabathasomething funny and not depressing - i need a laughreport abuseposted November 18, 2009 7:39 PM PST
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RitaI can't wait to see this. It is going to be one of the funniest movies ever. It's about time they decided to do something like this. KUDOS to you two.report abuseposted November 18, 2009 7:12 PM PST
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NikitaSO excited about this one! Hope its HILARIOUSreport abuseposted November 10, 2009 9:40 PM PST
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HolierThanThouleave it in the 90'sreport abuseposted November 10, 2009 7:19 PM PST
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StephanieI USE TO ALWAYS TELL MY SISTER YEARS AGO, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF SHENENEH COULD MEET WANDA AND THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE COUSINS, I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE. JAMIE AND MARTIN ARE BOTH TWO FUNNY FELLOWS.report abuseposted November 10, 2009 6:59 PM PST
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MLS78I CANNOT WAIT!!! THIS IS GONNA BE SOME FUNNY $HIT!!! ALL THEY NEED IS MADEA AS THEIR IGNORANT GREAT AUNT TO TIE THE STORY IN. BUT IT WILL SURVIVE WITHOUT HER JUST AS WELL.report abuseposted November 10, 2009 4:39 PM PST
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