Brown Sista

Tyler Perry’s new movie, The Family That Preys, hits movie theaters this coming Friday and the the New York City premiere of the film was held last night. Stars, Sanaa Lathan and Taraji P. Henson showed up for the screening, as did Tyler himself. Speaking to the press on the red carpet, Tyler revealed that fans who come out to see the film will be treated to a sneak peak of his next movie, Madea Goes To Jail, which is scheduled to officially hit movie theaters in February 2009.
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Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is in negotiations to lead the cast of “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys” for Lionsgate. Guess who’s writing, directing, producing and starring in “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys”? That’s right. None other than Tyler Perry. In addition, though, the cast is already set to include Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Rockmund Dunbar and Oscar winner Kathy Bates. According to Variety, the drama focuses on “two families from different sides of the tracks that become intimately involved in love and business.” The trade is quick to point out — as if Bates’ casting weren’t notification enough — that this will be Perry’s first film to feature white characters in prominent roles. “Preys” will be Perry’s sixth for Lionsgate, following the fall hit “Why Did I Get Married?” and this March’s “Meet the Browns.” He’s expected to follow “Preys” with “Madea Goes to Jail.” Hudson has been working steadily since her “Dreamgirls” breakthrough. She’s finished work on “Winged Creatures” and the “Sex and the City” movie and she was recently cast in a an adaptation of the novel “The Secret Life of Bees.” Jennifer’s musical career however appears to be in limbo as her much anticipated debut album has no release date and reportedly has not even been completed.