Steve Harvey biopic ‘Seventy-Two’ in the works

Steve Harvey’s life story is coming to a cinema near you.

Objectively Good Media is reportedly working on a certified biography of the comedian titled “Seventy-Two.” Deadline. Mohamed Kheir and Matthew R. Cooper will produce the project for OGM. East 112, which is headed by Harvey and Thabiti Stephens, Chief Strategy Officer at Steve Harvey Global, may also produce the film.

“Seventy-Two,” which doesn’t yet have a author, will focus “on the transformative 72-hour period leading up to Harvey’s career-defining performance at the legendary Apollo Theater in 1993,” Deadline reports. OMG developed the idea and pitched it to Harvey and East 112, who approved it.

Harvey said in an announcement that he “was hesitant for years to make a film about his life until I read the proposal for Seventy-Two.”

“It focuses on one of the most difficult moments in my journey and career and shows the world that hope is never truly lost. Wait until you see what we do with it,” Harvey told Deadline.

According to the film’s synopsis published by Deadline, “Seventy-Two” will provide “an intimate look at the perseverance and challenges that defined Harvey’s career.”

“At age 26, Harvey left a secure sales job to pursue a career in comedy, encountering numerous obstacles along the way,” the synopsis reads. “But at age 36, he struggled through periods of self-doubt and personal struggles as he prepared for a gig that would change his career path.”

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OGM’s Kheir also issued an announcement to Deadline, saying that “it was an incredible honor to secure the rights to tell this story.”

“Steve Harvey’s ability to turn his trials into triumphs is inspiring, and Seventy-Two will showcase the resilience and determination that defined those pivotal days,” he added. “We can’t wait to share this powerful narrative with audiences around the world.”

Harvey began his stand-up profession in the Nineteen Eighties and has since appeared on popular television shows comparable to “The Steve Harvey Show” and “Steve Harvey,” the long-running talk show he hosted. The comedian currently hosts “Family Feud” and “Celebrity Family Feud.”