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Foxx said that when Jordan delivered a speech during one scene, \"he got a standing ovation from the extras.\"

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When Jordan took the stage at the Toronto Film Festival, Foxx said the audience stood up and applauded.

\"I'm telling you this is the most important film you'll ever see,\" he said, adding that \"everyone needs to know this man's [Bryan Stevenson] work.\"

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PHOTO: Jamie Foxx in a scene from the movie "Just Mercy."
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The movie has already garnered an array of critical acclaim with a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild for Foxx's performance as best-supporting actor.

Foxx recently played George Jefferson on ABC's live version of \"The Jeffersons.\" Now, his daughter Corrine is following his footsteps with her upcoming role in the live TV version of \"Good Times.\"

\"She just FaceTimed me yesterday with Tiffany Haddish, Kerry Washington and Viola Davis and they did a run through and she said, 'Dad, you know how you're so proud of your kids, but you'll be worried?'\" he said with laugh. \"She said, 'Dad I killed it.'\"

Foxx flubbed a line during his live debut and broke character that left fans laughing.

\"Playing George Jefferson means everything to me as a comedian,\" Foxx said. \"It was live, you can't blow it, and at the same time being on 'In Living Color' -- what we learned is to take what's wrong and turn it into gold, so you just try to make a little gold.\"

\"Just Mercy\" is in theaters nationwide.

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