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Cautiously excited about a Best Man sequel

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When I tell you that 1999's The Best Man is one of my favorite movies ever, I'm not lying. Who had a melt down last year when they left the DVD at their mother's house? That would be me. Did I just wait and get it the next time I went to visit? No. I bought another copy of the DVD because I had to see it. So, when I saw pictures of the cast reuniting and everyone looking so good and happy , I got excited. I watched the movie--yet again. This movie was smart, it was funny and it was about an author, which my account for why I love it so damn much. Not one character in the movie was a cliche or stereotype. It's so far to the left of today's black cinema that I'm afraid to see a sequel. But, they say one is coming . Universal Pictures has officially signed on to be the studio home of Best Man 2 !  Deadline Hollywood reports the original director, Malcolm Lee, will return to the helm.  And he's working on locking down the original YBF cast featuring Taye ...