Tyler Perry, a playwright turned actor, producer and director, will present at the 82nd Academy Awards. Telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic made the announcement. This will be Tyler Perry’s first Oscar's appearance.
Tyler Perry Studios writes, produces and directs films for his company, Tyler Perry Studios. He also often acts in the films. Perry wrote, produced and starred in Diary of a Mad Black Woman in 2005. His subsequent film credits include Madea’s Family Reunion, Daddy’s Little Girls, Why Did I Get Married?, Meet the Browns, The Family That Preys and I Can Do Bad All by Myself. Why Did I Get Married Too? is scheduled to be released in April. Perry also created and directs two current television series, House of Payne and Meet the Browns.
The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on ABC beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET.
Video: Tyler Perry Responds to Spike Lee's Criticism of His Work
Tyler Perry appears on 60 Minutes and gives a frank interview. In this brief clip he responds to Spike Lee's criticism that his characters such as Madea are demeaning to African Americans. Perry says that such criticism makes him angry and he explains why Lee is dead wrong. Take a look:
Video: Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry Talk Precious Movie, Friendship
Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry sat down to talk about their new moviePrecious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, which stars Mo'Nique and Mariah Carey in a moving drama about a teenage girl in Harlem who must overcome a terrible home life to move forward. Oprah and Tyler also talk about their friendship and the people that they look up to as mentors. Take a look:
Tyler Perry Beats Jonas Brothers at the Box Office
Well, this is a bit of a surprise. The Jonas Brothers new 3-D movie was beaten at the box office this weekend by Tyler Perry's Medea Goes to Jail. No, really. Jonas Brothers: the 3-D Concert Experiencemade
$12,700,000, while Medea made $16,500,000 in its second week of release. On the other hand, the Jonas Brothers made more per theater than Medea, and is in fewer theaters, because it is in 3-D. But studio execs were hoping for repeat performance of the Miley Cyrus 3-D concert movie, which made over $30 million in its opening weekend.
Best Picture Oscar Winner Slumdog Millionaire made another $12,150,000, bringing its cumulative take to date to $115,148,000.
Tyler Perry won the weekend box office with his latest film, Madea Goes to Jail. The movie took in a surprising $41 million in its debut weekend. The film stars Tyler Perry playing a slew of different characters. There were hardly any new films released for Madea to compete with but some films that have been out for a few weeks did well. Neil Gaiman's Coraline jumped up to the #2 spot taking in $11.4 million. Taken, the kidnap thriller, is sticking around in its 4th week of release by winning the 3rd slot and bringing in another $11.2 million. Jennifer Aniston's hit romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You came in fourth and has now made over $70 million. The Oscar champion Slumdog Millionaire took the fifth slot. Friday the 13th, Paul Blart and Shopaholic came in 6th, 7th and 8th.
There are not many new movies opening in theatres this coming weekend - just a Jonas Brothers movie, Crossing Over and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li - so we will see if any of the Oscar winners get a box office bump.
Tyler Perry, a playwright turned actor, producer and director, will present at the 82nd Academy Awards. Telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic made the announcement. This will be Tyler Perry’s first Oscar's appearance.
