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Aug. 11, 2008 / 10:05 AM

Hayes and Mac co-star in 'Soul Men' movie

Musician Isaac Hayes, seen in this file photo on June 9, 2004 at the Boys & Girls Club America Annual President's Dinner in New York, was found dead today at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 2008. He was 65. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh/Files)

Musician Isaac Hayes, seen in this file photo on June 9, 2004 at the Boys & Girls Club America Annual President's Dinner in New York, was found dead today at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 2008. He was 65. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh/Files) | License Photo

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac, both of whom died this past weekend, reportedly will soon be seen together in the new Hollywood movie, "Soul Men."

Singer-songwriter and actor Hayes died Sunday at the age of 65 after he was found lying unconscious near his treadmill.

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Actor-comedian Mac died Saturday after a battle with pneumonia. He was 50.

Co-starring Samuel L. Jackson, the big-screen comedy, "Soul Men," is set to open in U.S. theaters Nov. 14, the New York Daily News said Monday.

Hayes plays himself, while Mac and Jackson portray fictional backup singers who reluctantly agree to a reunion, the Daily News said.

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