Summary
- Tyler Perry has eight more movies planned for Netflix, and he doesn't know what story he'll tell next.
- One of these upcoming movies is "Six Triple Eight," a war drama based on a true story about an all-black and all-female battalion during World War II.
- Perry's latest film, "Mea Culpa," is a steamy legal thriller starring Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes, where the truth is not as obvious as it seems and everyone is guilty of something.
In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb, actor and director Tyler Perry revealed that he currently has “eight more movies” planned for Netflix. While discussing Perry’s new movie, Mea Cupla, Perry revealed that, alongside the legal thriller, he still has several projects that he is currently working on in conjunction with the streaming platform.
"I've got eight more movies to do with them. So, I don't know what I'm going to do, what story I'm going to tell next. It's just whatever character shows up. If I think it's interesting, and there's something to say there, we've got to follow that through."
One of these eight new projects is the war drama Six Triple Eight, which sees Tyler Perry once again writing and directing, with the cast featuring Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, and Sam Waterston. Based on a 2019 World War II History magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, Six Triple Eight will showcase the contributions made to the war effort by the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-black and all-female battalion.
Another of Perry’s many Netflix movies is Madea's Destination Wedding, which will see the return of Perry as the titular Mabel "Madea" Simmons and is the thirteenth film in the Madea franchise.
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Perry went on to discuss his creative process, and his stacked workload, revealing that he will often have characters that “want to talk” showing up in his head, and he simply just writes it down.
"I'll get characters in my head. They show up and they want to talk, and they want to say things, and I write it down. Sometimes I'll get up in the morning and somebody's talking. I'm just writing it down, and I never really know where it's going. I don't do an outline and things like that, no 'This is what's happening next' or beat sheets or things that people do. The way the story comes is the way I tell it, and that's the end product."
Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa Lands on Netflix This Month
Mea Culpa
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- Release Date
- February 23, 2024
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Cast
- Kelly Rowland , Trevante Rhodes , Kerry O'Malley , Sean Sagar , RonReaco Lee
- Main Genre
- Crime
- Writers
- Tyler Perry
- Tagline
- Everyone's guilty of something.
Tyler Perry’s latest tale is Mea Cupla, a steamy legal thriller starring Kelly Rowland (The Curse of Bridge Hollow), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight, Bird Box), Sean Sagar (The Gentlemen), Nick Sagar (The Princess Switch), and RonReaco Lee (Nappily Ever After).
“When criminal defense attorney Mea Harper (Kelly Rowland) takes on the murder case of artist Zyair Malloy (Trevante Rhodes), the truth isn't as obvious as it seems. While she tries to determine the innocence or guilt of her cagy-yet-seductive client, it is uncovered that everyone is guilty of something. Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa explores what happens when burning desire takes hold and things get hot... and dangerous.”
Mea Culpa is set to be released by Netflix on February 23, 2024.
