Tyler Perry’s next project involves all-star cast
Tyler Perry has assembled an all-star cast for the production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” that he is set to direct, Clutch magazine reports.
The cast will include Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington and Macy Gray, the mag says.
Shooting for the film inspired by Ntozake Shange’s 1975 play starts in New York early this summer, and it should be released by early 2011.
In other Tyler Perry news, a red carpet premiere is being held next week in The Bahamas for “Why Did I Get Married Too,” which was shot there. If you happen to be vacationing at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau on March 29, you might notice the festivities.
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SheShe
March 24th, 2010
1:11 pm
I support Tyler Perry! Keep the good movies coming brother.
sherrill graham
March 24th, 2010
1:12 pm
want you I LOVE YOUR MOVIE WISH YOU COULD MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT MY LIFE
ThaAmazingMsK
March 24th, 2010
1:17 pm
This seems like it’s going to be a wonderful movie yet again. However, I can’t help to wonder why he chose Janet Jackson….AGAIN? I know there are better black actresses out there has to be. In my opinion she just about killed her last character,esp. in a scene that requires some sort of emotion. With this being said…I’m still looking forward to seeing this movie as painful as it might be to sit through the Miss Jackson parts….
MsKeepinItReal
March 24th, 2010
1:20 pm
It’s amazing how many people can sit on here and hate on someone that is working. Is it because you are not working? If you spent half as much time looking for a job or advancing your education( for those of you who can’t spell which are a lot of you posting) as you do hating on a person that is trying to show us that as a race we can all do what he is doing and not depend on someone to do it for us. Why can’t we just come together to support each other instead of bashing a person? We have to realize at some point everyone is not going to be pleased with everything a person does. That is a part of life. Grow up and get over it…Mr. Perry, as Katt Williams has always stated its a haters job to hate and if they are not hating then you are not doing your job properly…so with the comments that have been made YOU are doing your job. Keep up the excellent work!!!!!
Mike
March 24th, 2010
1:20 pm
Janet is a great actress. Wait until you see her in “Why Did I get Married Too”.
movies
March 24th, 2010
1:26 pm
what is wrong is race going to over ride a good movie.. let the movie speak for its self
itamazesme
March 24th, 2010
1:35 pm
Looking forward to this upcoming movie. We all have opinions, but it is only right to give them if you have actually SEEN his work. True, like all directors, there are some of his movies that aren’t as good as others. I wish him continued success – he has worked long and hard to get where he is and that is an accomplishment within itself.
G. A. Tate
March 24th, 2010
1:40 pm
Mark, I certainly hate to be the bearer of bad news (NOT!!), but Mr. Perry is doing just fine without you and your white cohorts’ non-support. I know that simply sickens you and those like you.. Your type not supporting a Black Cause, surprising (NOT AGAIN)!!! Get over the nonsense already. We’re Black, we’re proud, and we’re definitely here to stay. You might want to check out the new residents at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Have a nice life.
Miss Tee
March 24th, 2010
1:47 pm
I love ALL of his movies. He does a great job choosing characters.
Miss Tee
March 24th, 2010
2:01 pm
I am a big fan of Tyler Perry. I love all of his movies. I could watch them all everyday. He does a great job choosing characters. I have no doubt that his upcoming movie will be a hit. He great example of an individual who came from nothing at all to something VERY BIG.
NEISCY
March 24th, 2010
2:29 pm
As a WHITE woman, I think Tyler Perry is a wonderful director/producer/actor, I watched his movie, Why I got married the other night and laughed like crazy, he has a way of caputuring the average person (black and white). Keep doing what your doing and people stop trying to make this a racist thing.
What's the Point?
March 24th, 2010
2:36 pm
@George – while u r being sarcastic – Did u know a premier for the movie was just held in NY? This is a classic example of how people make random comments/jabs on things they know nothing about….
Hobby
March 24th, 2010
2:47 pm
Just as would be expected, Tyler built a new studio in Atlanta, then refused to pay his suppliers. He obviously has the same entitlement mentality as the rest of black Atlanta.
Dawgs88
March 24th, 2010
3:01 pm
Tell Tyler Perry to take his racist black ass somewhere else. He steals other people sketches and he’s about as funny as a cardboard box.
Troy
March 24th, 2010
3:23 pm
@Hobby, unless you get the full details of the story then you should keep your mouth closed. The media has a way of twisting stories without knowing the full extent. By him being a celebrity he is scrutinized like any of us, hated on like any of us, and yet when someone is doing positive things, people are quick to jump on the bandwagon of negativity. He is a talented black man who has gone from rags to riches and I’m quite sure he hasn’t forgotten where he came from,nor is he resentful enough to refuse to pay someone for services rendered.
Me
March 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
Mark: Let us not count the number of movies that have “all white” characters but nevertheless “black” people still support. You are so ignorant!
Island Girl
March 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
You white folks don’t ever get enough……Geez!!! If ayo weren’t so clannish ayo wouldn’t be worth sh-t. Thank you Tyler Perry for your awesome movies…..keep up the good work, and please keep them coming. Movies just ain’t the same without you.
Hobby
March 24th, 2010
3:57 pm
Troy, my info did not come from any media story. I got my info directly from the supplier who has not been paid! (many thousands of $$). So I apparently do have the full story—and you do not! You are the one “jumping on the bandwagon”–the bandwagon of looking for a racist
around every corner that is out to get the black man. Get a life!
Terri Fischer
March 24th, 2010
4:00 pm
I think his movies are halarious, black or white, who cares really? The quality of the movie and story is what counts. I personally would love to visit Mr. Perry’s studio here in Atlanta to see what one looks like. Maybe Mr. Perry would like a volunteer extra?
Terri Fischer
March 24th, 2010
4:06 pm
Tyler, I have a great story for you. You would really love to do this one!
tyler fan
March 24th, 2010
4:10 pm
I am looking forward to seeing this movie; so far I have loved all his movies. And to anyone that calls tyler racist; I guess that forgot about his move THE FAMILY THAT PREYS…….
Do ya thang Tyler, cant wait……
Atlanta
March 24th, 2010
4:18 pm
Mark, your an idiot
Alright
March 24th, 2010
4:40 pm
Mark-as if that has kept him from making a huge sum of money, and keeping good veteren and new black actors employed. Last I heard, money was still green. Keep yours in your pocket, you don’t matter anyway.
Betty
March 24th, 2010
5:15 pm
People don’t hate because someone other than white film makers and cast are getting paid, don’t you think it is about time, you see other people have capabilties beside one color. When I see Blacks doing something meanful it make me proud. It is about time we receive anknowlegement. Peopl stop hatting!
Betty
March 24th, 2010
5:21 pm
After reading what this stupid person by the name of Hobby had to say, you have jackasses in every race, and you need to find a job and a life and stop being a hater
Hobby
March 24th, 2010
5:40 pm
It make me proud to recieve anknowlegement. I’ll stop hatting!
I’ve got a job–you get an education!
Hobby
March 24th, 2010
5:42 pm
maybe I should do something meanful….
Fatima
March 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
Mark since the subject is about your statement. I would like to say, you and your friends do not make up 90% of white people, and I am black and most of my friends are white and I know facts are they go to see his movies, when I go to see them I see whites just as much as black, so where do you get your percentages, and you know we need to get over this especially here in Georgia, it makes me want to move back to DC where blackness is the things, Obama, Julianie
lyndiou
March 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
Mark, are you nuts? I love Tyler’s movies – they are hilarious. I am a white woman. Also extras casting Atlanta is looking for African Americans as well as other ethnicities for several film projects going on around Atlanta.
yvonne
March 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
put will smith in the movie
sacredlady
March 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
I hope Mr . Perry makes some changes and adds a 21st century touch to the movie. For example, ad a white woman.
Mark
March 24th, 2010
11:56 pm
Ruby, you need to go back to school for proper spelling …. hmmm…. just thinkin’ !
Mark
March 24th, 2010
11:59 pm
to SEEN — YOU IDIOT !!!!!!! How long has it been since there has been a 100% all white cast motion picture? Where you been? Obviously you’re head is stuck in the sand. Have a nice day !
gclothier
March 25th, 2010
1:12 am
General comment to the haters; his movies and plays tend to gross larger amounts at the box office (even with limited distribution) than a lot of major movie studio offerings for a few reasons. One, because they not only have some extremely talented actors in them (several Emmy, Oscar, and Golden Globe award winners); two story lines the speak to common plights in the urban community, and the daily life there; and third real life answers built on hope and faith. Themes that can uplift.
These are the same kind of plot lines found in the Major Studio’s films but are pointed to a more urban setting. “If you don’t know, now you know.”
In answer to why should we care about his Business\Studio, etc. here in Atlanta because he has more than 60 or 70 full time (direct) employees who daily activity affects a few dozen more in the area around the studio; And when they are shooting here more than an additional hundred or so part time workers get hired. The work building new sets also involves several trades: carpentry, electrical, sheet rock installers and, etc.
Why are the prices different? Consider how small the theaters here are compared to the ones in Boston, Philly or, New York.
DryerBuzz
March 25th, 2010
12:05 pm
sacredlady opened a canned of worms. Wondering how he would write the role of #white woman. But didn’t Tyler Perry do that movie already? Got my fingers crossed that he will produce and let someone else direct. Really don’t like the timeline of the movie. We see what happens with rushed projects. Reports are early 2011 which means DVD by christmas – two great quarters for lionsgate – that’s rushed alright.
Nahzmom
March 25th, 2010
12:46 pm
@ sacredlady,
I have no issue with adding a white woman but he would have to change the title of the movie. I am definitely sure most white women do not consider themselves “Colored”.
Nahzmom
March 25th, 2010
12:47 pm
Wait a minute…does Mariah count?
Duh
March 25th, 2010
1:00 pm
Mariah Carey is not white. Her father is black.
Baybee
March 25th, 2010
1:18 pm
One thing you gotta give Tyler. He is loyal to most of the actors and actresses he’s worked with in the past. That’s a good thing. Hopefully, I will make the connection with him soon.
Keep It All Black Cast!!
March 25th, 2010
2:23 pm
Tyler keep up the good work I love what your doing for the black people (African American Community) your movie inspire Black Mothers ,Black Fathers and their Black Kids…
Looking at the beautiful natural skin tones of black women is to die for.
I can't wait to see this movie
March 25th, 2010
2:32 pm
Sounds like a great movie I love all of Tyler Perry’s movies
Marcel - Atlanta
March 25th, 2010
3:08 pm
Regardless of what you think of Tyler Perry’s movies here are the facts:
1) He KNOWS who his audience is and makes films for his target audience.
2) His seven films has grossed $390 MILLION
3) The AVERAGE revenue per film is $55.7 MILLION
4) the average OPENING WEEKEND is $25 MILLION
here’s my source: http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tylerperry.htm
The numbers speak for themselves.
Regarding “For Colored Girl’s”. He acquired the rights to do a film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s award winning novel – which is the source of the name of the film and the cast. So, back off the racist comments…
Zeitlan Kozan
March 25th, 2010
5:13 pm
Tell Mr. Perry that General Larry Platt wants to get in touch with him.
Kem
March 25th, 2010
6:55 pm
Sacred Lady- Last time I checked Kathy Bates (The Family that Preys) is white. She was one of the leads. Do your research.
PAR
March 26th, 2010
1:51 am
Mr. Perry has had a hard life. He deserves ALL of his credit through awards, money and fame! He has a loyal fan base and we all need to continue to support him. Yeah, haters will be haters but, I prey that he will continue to have much success. He has work hard for it and he has arrived. It’s his season, you can’t hate on that. May God continue to bless you Mr. Perry…Love your work !
Jennifer from D.C.
March 26th, 2010
9:03 am
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camden72
March 30th, 2010
10:01 am
MARK-if you think white people don’t watch Tyler Perry movies then you obviously havent been at a movie theatre when they come out. Apparently you don’t rent movies either because white people grabbed the last copies of I Can Do Bad All By Myself from Bockbuster and Redbox while I was in line trying to rent them myself. Next time mention “YOU ARE A WHITE PERSON THAT DOESN’NT WATCH TYLER PERRY MOVIES”. Speak for yourself because you don’t know what others are doing apparently.
NEISCY
April 1st, 2010
10:03 am
WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE A WHITE/BLACK THING. THE MAN IS TALENTED NO MATTER WHAT COLOR HIS SKIN IS. I AM A WHITE WOMAN AND I LOVE ALL OF HIS MOVIES, WITH THE WAY OUR COUNTY IS TODAY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RALLY TOGETHER AND LAUGH A LITTLE…..
Wil Parrish
April 5th, 2010
7:53 am
“why did I get Married Too!” this film made the first “Why did I get married ?” look very tame, this movie really pushed the envelope in terms of emotions, it was not a very deept movie but Tyler really made it his business to push Janet Jackson to state of anger I have never seen in a woman. Overall I give it a B+.
Yvonne Herring
April 6th, 2010
7:47 pm
This movie went there. Emotions were all over the movie theater.Easter sunday what a TREAT.