Tyler Perry Articles

A couple of months ago, Christian filmmaker Tyler Perry cast reality TV star Kim Kardashian in his youth-oriented movie The Marriage Counselor. Just recently, Kardashian's 72-day marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries sparked an outcry online, whether from those with no life of their own, those who worship TV trash and feel betrayed by their goddess, those who — unlike Clint Eastwood — believe in [...]

Tyler Perry in drag as Madea in Perry's own Madea's Big Happy Family Anne Hathaway-Jesse Eisenberg's RIO Biggest Worldwide Box Office Hit of 2011 At a — relatively speaking — disappointing no. 2, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, featuring Perry, Loretta Devine, Isaiah Mustafa, Bow Wow, Shannon Kane, and Cassi Davis, trailed behind Carlos Saldanha's Rio this Easter weekend in North America, opening with [...]

Robert Pattinson in Francis Lawrence's Water for Elephants Carlos Saldanha's Rio, featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jane Lynch, George Lopez, and others, topped the US/Canada box office on Friday, April 22, grossing $10.75m according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. At a — relatively speaking — disappointing no. 2, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family opened with $10.5m. If figures [...]

Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Water for Elephants Regardless of their religious preference, if any, 20th Century Fox executives apparently will have reason to rejoice this Easter weekend: both Carlos Saldanha's animated 3D feature Rio and the Francis Lawrence-directed period drama Water for Elephants, starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, and Christoph Waltz, are performing above expectations. According to early, rough estimates found at Deadline.com, Rio collected [...]