Steve Harvey's Book to hit Silver Screen

BV Newswire has learned, exclusively, that filmmaker Will Packer has designs to adapt Steve Harvey's best-selling book 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man' for the big screen.

An official announcement isn't expected to be serviced to film industry media until next week, but the mastermind behind black blockbusters such as 'Stomp The Yard' and 'Obsessed' and Screen Gems have reportedly acquired the film rights to the Amistad/Harper Collins book, which has been atop the New York Times Best Sellers list for the past six months.

"It's pretty amazing," Harvey, a first-time author, told BlackVoices.com about the book's meteoric success back in February. "It really has to be some amount of favor from God, because I have no experience at writing a book," he continued.

"It ain't like I've been there, done that. It's got to be favor from God. It's gotta be something that he has planned for me bigger than I could see, because I just wanted to write a book so the women on my show could quit asking me to write a book.

"Officially titled 'Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment,' the tome is an extension of a popular segment from Harvey's top rated, nationally syndicated morning radio show called 'Strawberry Letter,' in which he and co-host Shirley Strawberry give advice to people who write in.

Essentially the book, which has afforded the Virginia native multiple appearances on top-rated TV shows such as 'Oprah' and 'The View,' is a relationship guide where Harvey refers to his own real-life experiences and drops science about the dos and don'ts of meeting and mating.

The "Original King of Comedy" also translates for women what men say versus what they really mean. "I wanted to write this book to empower women," said Harvey, who collaborated with acclaimed writer Denene Milner.

"It was very therapeutic for me."Dawn Davis, Harper Collins' Executive Editor, said that "ultimately, it all comes down to content, and the book delivers."In 2007, Packer -- the co-founder and chairman of Rainforest Films – was heralded as one of the "10 Producers To Watch" by Variety.

He, along with his partner Rob Hardy, worked his way up from producing indie films such as 'Trois,' and 'The Gospel' to successful studio films such as 'Stomp The Yard,' and 'This Christmas.'Reps for Packer and Harvey were not available for comment at deadline.