Tyler Perry Is Way Too Indie for David Fincher and the Gone Girl Movie

Wise but sassy grandmother Tyler Perry said this week that he'd never heard of renowned director David Fincher and never would have acted in the Gone Girl movie if he'd known it was so mainstream.
Tyler Perry Just Successfully Trademarked "What Would Jesus Do?"
What would Tyler Perry Presents Tyler Perry's Jesus™, starring Tyler Perry, do? We're probably about to find out, because the omnipresent creator of the Madea franchise now controls the trademark on "What Would Jesus Do?"
"Me, I'm into ass whooping, but I don't have kids," says Tyler Perry. He's talking about parenting (I think), but this begs the question: Gee, Mr. Perry, what else are you into?
Zac Efron, Think Like a Man Dethrone The Hunger Games
For the first time in a month, The Hunger Games is not the number one movie this weekend. That spot belongs to Think Like a Man, an ensemble romantic comedy based on a Steve Harvey self-help book. But the dystopian teen thriller wasn't even number two — instead, the charm of Zac Efron and the inexplicable appeal of…
Mike Tyson and George W. Bush Star in "Tyler Perry's The President's Speech"
In an alternate universe, viewers all across the world saw something very different from Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush's dramatic portrayal a King and his speech therapist: Tyler Perry's The President's Speech, starring Mike Tyson and the actual George W.
Tyler Perry's Strangest Role Yet
Yes, the melodrama comedian guy is going a very different route for his next movie. Also today: the mother of all apocalypse yarns is on its way to the big screen, while The Kennedys finds a home on the small.
Did Thandie Newton Out Mariah Carey's Pregnancy on The View?
Today, Thandie Newton visited The View to promote Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls. After Joy Behar noted that Newton was cast after Mariah Carey—subject of rampant pregnancy speculation—dropped out, Newton explained why: "[Carey] is pregnant." Oops? Video inside.
For Embarrassed Girls Who Have Just Seen 'For Colored Girls' and Wished They Weren't In It
[Kerry Washington, one of the stars of Tyler Perry's poorly reviewed movie adaptation of the play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf", in New York. Photo via Splash]
Tyler Perry Would Like to See More of That Shirtless Man, Please
He really would. So he gave him a bigger part. Also today: good Jane Lynch news, good Frances McDormand news, good video game news, and baaaad talk show news. Like, really bad.
Tyler Perry's Formula for Success
Ever wonder how Tyler PerryM= "Winston Jerome" became so successful? He has a formula, as described by the lovable characters of The Boondocks. It all makes sense now. Praise Jesus!

