Tyler Perry picks pair of Lionsgate projects

March 04, 2009 Hot on the heels of the success of "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail," which has led the boxoffice charts for the past two weekends, Lionsgate and Perry have decided on the prolific Atlanta-based filmmaker's next two films. Perry's signature character, the indomitable Madea, will be featured in the film, which will begin principal photography on March 16 at the new Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. Perry has released seven films through Lionsgate since "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" in 2005, and they have collectively grossed nearly $350 million at the North American boxoffice.

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