During the Tribeca Film Festival, John Legend’s producing partner, Mike Jackson made the revelation.

In 2008, the world suffered from the lost of one of it’s most talented comedians, Bernie Mac.

The Hollywood Reporter shared that Mike Jackson, John Legend’s producting partner, stated that Get Lifted, Legend’s production company, had plans to work on a biopic about Bernie Mac’s life. “We just partnered with Bernie Mac’s estate to cover Bernie Mac’s story,” Jackson said.