May 21, 2013

Cheryl Pepsii Riley Reunites w/Tyler Perry & Family on The Mo’Nique Show Tuesday, April 26

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*Soul singer Cheryl Pepsii Riley is enjoying her day in the sun. The songstress, who achieved popularity in the late ’80s with her hit release, “Thanks for My Child” has been keeping her brand alive these day performing via Tyler Perry’s many blockbuster plays and movie soundtracks, her fresh and compelling independent CD release, “Let [...]




Lauren London Talks ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ and Her Fists of Fury

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*Lauren London is living the charmed life. She has what nearly every young black woman with stars in her eyes daydreams about. She started in music videos, segued to television and films, and even gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who was fathered by a superstar rapper. As far as ghetto dreaming is concerned [...]




Isaiah Mustafa: The ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*NFL player-turned-actor Isaiah Mustafa became famous almost overnight in 2010 as the result of starring in a series of Emmy-winning Old Spice TV commercials. Serving as pitchman for the phenomenally-successful “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” campaign also transformed Isaiah into an internet sensation when the ads and several spinoffs subsequently went viral, enjoying [...]




Tyler Perry Talks ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ & His Critics

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*Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Big Happy Family” hits theaters today and there’s already been a maelstrom of media scrutiny surrounding the film.  Some of it’s good and some of it, as is the case with his ‘Spike can go to hell’ statement, did raise an eyebrow or two. But, no matter what you think, Perry has [...]




Video: Tyler Perry will Launch New TV Series ‘For Better or Worse’

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*It’s here, Tyler Perry’s newest movie production, “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” In the midst of all the excitement, it looks like the playwright and cross-dressing actor is preparing to launch a new show, “For Better or for Worse.” The new production will premiere on TBS and is based on the characters of couples flick “Why [...]




AP: ‘Madea’ Expected to Top Weekend Box Office with $30M

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*Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family” is expected to top the Easter weekend box office chart with a gross approaching $30 million, according to Paul Dergarabedian, a longtime box office analyst for the Associated Press. Tyler Perry’s films have generated over half a billion dollars in domestic revenue and the 10 feature films he [...]




The Mo’Kelly Report: The Truth Behind the Tyler Perry Haymaker

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*”I’m so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee. Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, ‘this is a coon, this is a buffoon.’ I am sick of him talking about black people going to see movies. This [...]




Audio: Tyler Perry Snaps; Says ‘Spike Lee Can Go Straight to Hell!’

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*Tyler Perry went off on Spike Lee and other folk critical of his “Madea” films when asked about it yet again during a press conference for his new film “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” “I’m so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee,” Perry told reporters Tuesday in Beverly Hills. “Spike can go straight to hell! [...]




EUR Exclusive Clip from ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’

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Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family is set to open on Friday, April 22. Here’s a clip from the film that you won’t see anywhere else. It’s exclusive to EURweb. Hallelujer!




Tyler Perry to Begin Shooting ‘Good Deeds’ for Lionsgate

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*On the heels of extending his first look deal with Lionsgate for another two years, Tyler Perry is about to begin filming “Good Deeds,”  a new production for the studio in which he’ll once again work both in front of and behind the cameras, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In addition to directing and writing [...]




Lionsgate Extends First Look Deal with Tyler Perry

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*Lionsgate has extended its first look movie and home entertainment deal with filmmaker Tyler Perry for at least another two years, continuing a partnership dating back to 2005. According to Variety, the agreement calls for Perry to deliver at least two more “Madea” movies, among other possible films. Perry’s 10 films for Lionsgate over the [...]




New! Watch Trailer for ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’

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*More than likely Idris Elba could care less about Tyler Perry’s new trailer for “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” but you might. If so, we’ve got it for you. Besides Perry, “Big Happy Family” stars Loretta Devine, Bow Wow, Isiah Mustafah, and Teyana Taylor. Catch a sneak peek of the film before it hits theaters April [...]




Photo: Tyler Perry’s Madea as the Black Swan

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*In the latest promo art for “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” director and star Tyler Perry has decided to suit up as the character from perhaps the hottest film this Oscar season. Ladies and gentlemen, Tyler Perry…as Madea…as Natalie Portman…as the Black Swan.




‘Colored Girls’ Launches Mobile Marketing Campaign

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*Lionsgate is flexing its cross-platform muscles to promote the Nov. 5 release of Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls.” Lionsgate marketing chief Tim Palen, with a sideline gig in photographic portraiture, has already shot eight “livng portraits” of the film’s ensemble cast, including Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, Kerry Washington, Loretta Divine, Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose, [...]




Tyler Perry Cancels ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ Tour

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*It’s about time. Tyler Perry is cancelling some dates of the “encore leg” of his “Madea’s Big Happy Family” tour due to fatigue. A source traveling with the show said the large production is being pulled off the road after several performances this weekend in the New York City area. Perry issued the following statement: [...]