Tyler Perry Expands Empire, Launches 34th Street Films!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:11 am

According to The Variety, Tyler Perry and his Tyler Perry Studios
has formed 34th Street Films to produce projects under the Tyler Perry
name but focusing on projects written and directed by outside talent.
The 34th Street Films office will be located in Los Angeles and report
directly to Perry’s Head Quarters in Atlanta.

In July, Lionsgate signed Perry to a three-year production deal
that calls for the studio to handle at least three more Perry films
after Madea Goes to Jail, due out Feb. 20. Lionsgate has released six
Perry pics, including the recent The Family That Preys which opened
last week and was Perry’s second smallest opening of the six movies.
Perhaps injecting some fresh blood and material into Perry’s team is
not such a bad idea. To show hi willingness to expand beyond his staple
black family relationship movies, Perry has hired a Caucasian exec who
previously produced the Final Destination horror franchise to run 34th
Street Films.