Tyler Perry Sets Eight-Picture, First-Look Feature Film Deal With Netflix
variety.comAngelique Jackson Tyler Perry has formalized a new creative partnership with Netflix to write, direct and produce feature films under a multi-year, first-look deal.
The pact spans eight pictures over four years. Perry already has five films under his belt at the streamer: “A Fall From Grace,” “A Madea Homecoming,” the period drama “A Jazzman’s Blues” (his longtime passion project produced from his first screenplay, written 27 years prior), the upcoming World War II-set drama “Six Triple Eight” and the thriller “Mea Culpa.” Endeavor and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel teased the new pact at Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference on Oct.
11. During the talk, Emanuel revealed that he’d just closed deals at Netflix for David Ellison (the Skydance Animation move, announced last week) and Perry.
Pressed about the partnership in his own Screentime conversation, Perry played coy. “He talks too much,” Perry joked, noting that the deal hadn’t been announced yet. “I’ll wait for them to announce it.
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