You just became an uncle for the first time,

is that right? -I did.

It's the first -- first grandkid for my mom and dad.

Shout-out to my sister Jamila.

Lennox Major Theus, Jordan Theus.

-Oh, my God. -Yeah, yeah.

-Have you picked out a Christmas present for him yet?

-I'm still searching.

I haven't got back to L.A. yet. I've been gone for a few months.

But I plan on doing some Christmas shopping

when I get back. -You can give him a baby book

if you'd like. -Oh, wow. Okay.

-I got this book here. -What you got in there?

-Well, I signed it.

I just said, "Uncle Mike, you will read this 1,000 times."

[ Laughter ]

Get used to reading books. -Thank you, bro.

-Yeah, you got to read that to the baby.

-Man, that's awesome. -They'll love it. Yeah, yeah.

No, there's only like 3 pages in there.

So no spoilers. [ Laughter ]

-I really did write it, yeah.

But you -- What do you call it?

Did you finish the rest of your holiday shopping?

-Well, you know what? I still have a few things I need to get.

And actually, you're like one of the last people on the list,

not to, you know, say it like that, but --

-Oh. I'm on the list. -I got you a little something.

I heard you like cupcakes, so --

-I do. -I got one.

My mom made it for you, so --

-Your mom made this cupcake for me?

-Yeah, it is. It's one of her special --

-This is not the rum cake. -It's the rum cake,

but it's a little cupcake version of the rum cake, so --

-Wait, talk to me about this. Your mom did this?

Thanks, Mom! [ Laughter ]

-So, my grandmother's --

my grandmother's famous rum cake recipe.

-Yes, we talked about this. -Yes. This is the one.

But now we teamed up with Sprinkles,

and they're doing this holiday, you know, batch

for everybody at home

so that you guys can order your own special -- my mom's rum cake

and they'll deliver it for the next two weeks.

A portion of the proceeds are going to Lupus L.A.

My mom suffers from lupus.

So this is kind of, like, my way to give back

to the lupus community, and my mom also.

So, yeah, congratulations.

-That's fantastic.

-Here you go. [ Cheers and applause ]

Let me know what you think.

Yeah? -That's real good.

-It's made with love and a whole lot of rum.

-There's a lot of good rum in there.

-You can't go wrong with that.

-You can go to Sprinkles and get this?

-Yeah, so, you go to sprinkles.com.

They'll deliver it. You go to your local Sprinkles store.

A portion of the proceeds goes to Lupus L.A.

-This is phenomenal. -Thank you, man.

-I'm so happy you remembered that.

Thank you for doing that. That's cool you're doing this.

Also, your mom makes a mean mac and cheese, right?

-My mom's mac and cheese is actually --

-I'm just setting you up for next time you come back.

-No, no, no.

You just trying to have me not be able to fit in this seat.

No, but my mom's mac and cheese is legendary.

-Thanksgiving mac and cheese, right?

-Thanksgiving mac and cheese.

She only makes it a couple times a year --

Thanksgiving, birthdays.

-So you had it this year?

-I actually, I did.

Somehow, she found a way to sneak it, like, through customs,

and she got it to Berlin.

I was in Berlin filming -- -You were in Germany.

-I was in Germany last three months filming,

and I missed my first Thanksgiving

in I don't know how long.

So she somehow figured out a way to get mac and cheese

and her famous meat and mac to me in Germany.

-See, that's -- Your mom is awesome.

Come on. Oh, my God. -My mom somehow found a way

to get a little bit of home all the way in Germany.

-Shout-out to all the moms out there. That's awesome, buddy.

I want to talk about your movie, because last time you were here,

we talked about you and Jamie Foxx.

-Yep. -"Just Mercy."

What made you want to tell this story?

-I think it's timely.

The story of Walter McMillian took place over 30 years ago.

He was a wrongly convicted person for murder.

And Bryan Stevenson,

fresh out of law school, got him exonerated.

And it's something that sadly is still happening today.

You know, honestly, when I met him,

I was almost embarrassed that I didn't know of his work.

You know, he wasn't a household name.

-Yeah. -So, you know,

I watched the Ted Talk.

I got a chance to know him as a person,

and I saw all the amazing work that he's doing.

And I figured, what was my way to contribute?

You know, as a black man in America,

you know, I felt a certain responsibility.

You frustrated when you see all these things

that are going on in the news and in the media,

all this police brutality,

and you struggle with trying to find a way to make an impact.

You struggle with your emotions

of how do I -- How do I address this?

So I used my work and my platform to be able

to produce this movie and put it together and tell the story

so as many people as possible can see this film.

I do feel like through

proximity, becoming closer to these issues,

we can be able to kind of close the gap

between the people who feel like that's not them

and bring that humanity to the forefront.

And Bryan Stevenson is an amazing person.

I can't wait for you guys to see the movie.

-It's great that you did that.

-And I got to say, you and Jamie Foxx have great chemistry.

And Jamie Foxx just crushes it in this, as well.

And you, too. I mean, oh, my God.

There's a couple scenes in there that just, like --

Whew. Just wreck you.

-It's a heavy film. But at the end of the day,

we want you to leave the theater with hope and optimism.

-Yeah. -I think Bryan Stevenson

is one of the most hopeful people that I know.

But he really believes that through art,

through speaking about things, through ownership of our past,

that we'll be able to have some real healing.

I think this movie is a step.

-It really is a great story.

-Appreciate it. -I'm glad you made it.

Did Jamie get to be funny at all, like, in between takes?

-In between takes, yes. -Yeah.

-We were dealing with such heavy material --

-I know, that's what I was going to ask.

-He was excellent at playing music

to kind of get us in and out of moments, you know?

I think we were dealing with such heavy stakes all the time.

You know, he would play songs to kind of set the mood for a scene

but then also play songs to kind of get us out of it, as well.

So he was definitely, you know, a big cheerleader on set.

Always telling jokes. He's an amazing storyteller.

-He's unbelievable, yeah.

He comes on, and I just let him go.

I just -- I can leave. -Yeah.

-He just comes on, takes over. [ Laughter ]

But together, it's an amazing movie.

You should definitely check it out.

-Yeah. -And thanks and congrats.

I want to show everyone a clip.

Here's Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx in "Just Mercy."

Take a look at this.

-Why you doing this?

-Why am I a lawyer? -No, no, no.

Why is you a lawyer down here in Alabama

taking these cases that ain't nobody gon' pay you for?

-When I was a teenager, my grandfather was murdered

over a black and white TV.

We kept waiting for someone to show up to help.

And that's when I realized that

outside my community, nobody cared,

'cause to them, he's just

another black man killed in the projects.

I know what it's like to be in the shadows.

That's why I'm doing this.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Michael B. Jordan, everybody! [ Cheers and applause ]

New uncle! -Uncle Mike.