Tyler PerryStudios announced today that they have started production on a new Madea film,Boo! a Madea Halloween, which will be distributed byLionsgate. The film releases October 21st, 2016.Tyler Perrywill write, produce, direct, and star in the latest project with the popular character Madea. Ozzie Areu and Will Areu will also be producers on the film.
The film’s origins date back to whenPerryandChris Rockconspired to include a fictitious Madea Halloween movie inChris Rock’s filmTop Five. Lionsgate then approachedPerryand suggested that they make the movie for real. InBoo! a Madea Halloween, Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers,paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, andzombieswhile keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. Here’s what Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Robert Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger had to say in a joint statement.
“We are thrilled to reunite with the iconicTyler Perry, one of the greatest creative forces in entertainment and a beloved and cherished member of our Lionsgate family.Boo! a Madea Halloweenbrings together two great Lionsgate traditions – Madea and aHalloweenmovie – and we know that audiences will find the combination outrageous, hilarious and unbeatable.”
Perrywill play the roles of “Madea,” in addition to the roles of “Joe” and “Brian.” The film will also starBella Thorneas “Rain,” Cassi Davis as “Aunt Bam,“Patrice Lovelyas “Hattie,” Andre Hall as “Quinton,“Yousef Erakatas “Jonathan,“Lexy Panterraas “Leah,” Diamond White as “Tiffany,“Liza Koshyas “Aday,“Brock O’Hurnas “Horse,” Jimmy Tatro as “Sean,“JC Caylenas “Mikey,” Kian Lawley as “Bean Boy,” andMike Tornabeneas “Dino.” Production is under way in Atlanta.
Tyler PerryStudios (TPS) was formed by actor and filmmakerTyler Perryin the fall of 2008. The studio develops and produces motion picture films, in addition to drama and comedy television programming for the multi-platform U.S. television market. The 200,000 square foot studio lot is situated on the former Delta Airlines campus of more than 30 acres in the Greenbriar area of southwest Atlanta. The studio consists of five sound stages, a post production facility, a pond, a back lot, a 400-seat theater, a private screening room, and designated areas for entertaining and hosting events. Since its opening,Perryand the studio’s 400 Atlanta-based employees have been hard at work in production of over fifteen films and five television series, with over 90 total episodes per year. In 2015 TPS announced plans to expand operations with the acquisition of Fort McPherson, adding another 330 acres to create another major movie production studio lot.
