Mary J. Blige to executive produce a movie inspired by her hit 'Real Love'
"I wrote 'Real Love' based on my real-life experiences..."
Mary J. Blige, the nine-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer/songwriter who rose to fame in the early '90s, just announced an upcoming project.
The "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" revealed Wednesday she's teaming up with Lifetime to executive produce "Real Love," a film inspired by her 1992 hit of the same name.
"I wrote Real Love based on my real-life experiences and my fans connected to it in a deeply personal way," Blige said in a statement. "It's exciting to now use this song and my music to create a new story by way of film, continuing to build on a pillar of the foundation of my production company, Blue Butterfly."
"My passions for acting and music now include developing diverse stories with music as the backdrop," her statement continued.
The Lifetime coming-of-age drama will follow a "determined" Kendra who goes to college in upstate New York. Kendra tries hard to keep a professional relationship between her and film class partner Ben, but things don't go as planned.
"Despite disapproving parents, financial hardship and competition for the top spot in class, Kendra and Ben find themselves falling hard for each other and ultimately learn the meaning of real love," a press release detailed.
Though widely recognized for her musical talents, Blige is no stranger to television.
In addition to her popular role as Monet Tejada in "Power," Blige produced the 2020 movie "The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel" for Lifetime.