Winter is over and fire will reign.
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Tyler Perry officially hung up the iconic character's gray wig and colorful housecoats after the 2019 film, but he's not quite done with her yet.
The filmmaker is developing a prequel series based on Madea's early life — before she became the grits-slinging, gun-toting, foul-mouthed grandmother who has appeared in numerous stage plays, TV shows and feature films.The series, titled, is currently in development with Showtime and follows the titular character as a smart, fierce, irresistible,
.Winter is over and fire will reign.
Hugh Jackman was one of the many stars who tuned in to the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night and while he noted many highlights from the ceremony, including Chloe Zhao’s Best Director win for “Nomadland”, it was Tyler Perry’s moving speech that has really resonated with the “Logan” star.
Upon receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, Tyler Perry denounced hate and called for unity amid social division.
Tyler Perry was honoured with this year’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2021 Oscars.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorTyler Perry urged the global Oscars audience to “refuse hate” and work harder to uplift those on the margins as he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on Sunday night at the 93rd annual Academy Awards.Perry, the mogul who built a thriving studio in Atlanta from humble beginnings that include periods of living out of his car, spoke of the lessons he learned from his mother who grew up under harsh conditions in Mississippi in an earlier generation of
Tyler Perry was honored for his humanitarian work yet again on Sunday.
Tyler Perry is speaking out with a powerful message.
Tyler Perry is all smiles on the red carpet at the 2021 Academy Awards on Sunday (April 25) at Union Station in Los Angeles.
Angelique Jackson In 2019, a photo of Tyler Perry popped up among images of famous Oscar winners holding their statues backstage at the Dolby Theatre. In the shot, Perry is dressed as his most famous character, Madea, wearing a sparkling evening gown and holding an armful of Oscar trophies.
HBO’s House of the Dragon has added Fabien Frankel to the cast in a major role.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away) is set as a series regular portraying Michelle Obama’s mother, in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Also cast in recurring roles are Saniyya Sidney (Fences) as Sasha Obama, newcomer Julian DeNiro as young Barack Obama and Evan Parke (Django Unchained) as SS Allen Taylor, Michelle Obama’s first and longtime security agent.
No one works harder than Taylor Swift.
EXCLUSIVE: American Skin is coming to BET+ next week.
Tyler Perry’s most iconic onscreen creation is coming to television.
After starting off on stage and then moving to the big screen, Tyler Perry’s Madea is now headed to television.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterTyler Perry is developing a drama prequel series about the early life of his iconic character Madea for Showtime, Variety has learned.Showtime has ordered multiple scripts for the projects, which is titled “Mabel.” Per the official description of the project, long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons.
Tyler Perry is doing all he can to help his production crew and staff get vaccinated. The 51-year-old media mogul set up a vaccination site at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga.