Open Modal

Tyler Perry explains the return of Madea; Ava DuVernay joins the Spotify boycott; and more

Netflix

After announcing in 2019 that he was retiring Madea, Tyler Perry is back with A Madea Homecoming, debuting February 25 on Netflix.

Perry says the pandemic and racial tension from the Black Lives Matter movement inspired him to bring the hilarious character out of retirement.

“Everything we have been through during the last few years I thought, you know, ‘I just really want to laugh. What do I have that can make people laugh?’ And it is totally Madea,” the actor/producer/director/writer told Entertainment Tonight. The film adaptation of Perry’s stage production Madea’s Farewell Play follows Madea planning a celebratory dinner for her great-grandson’s graduation, but family secrets threaten to

 

More Episodes

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the federal government to move marijuana into a less…
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua issued a public apology Thursday after agreeing on a livestream to use…
Retired NASCAR champion Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina Grossu Biffle and their two children were among seven people killed…
Retired NASCAR champion Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina Grossu Biffle and their two children were among seven people killed…
Loading...