Bless his heart. Just when you thought Tyler Perry had done it all (i.e. stage plays, blockbuster movies, television sitcoms, books, production company), he turns around and surprises his fans with another project. And for those of you who love yourselves some Mabel 'Madea' Simmons as much as my 8-year-old niece, you all are in for a big treat because Perry is bringing the gun-toting, 'Good Morn-ting' greeting, chain-smoking, house-arrest-anklet-wearing grandma to life in her own cartoon series. Perry has teamed up with animation company Exodus Film Group for the untitled series, which will be produced entirely up front before shopping to a network or releasing on DVD – or both. The actor/filmmaker will create, write and executive produce an undetermined number of 22-minute standalone episodes and also provide the voice of Simmons.Perry, who has never written an animated project before, said his goal was to take the more adult-themed Madea and gear it toward younger viewers. "After receiving thousands of letters from parents telling me how much their kids love Madea and realizing that a lot of the plays were not kid friendly," said Perry, "I wanted to do something more appropriate, and this seems to be it. A 'Madea' animation looks like the best way."
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Perry has turned his Madea plays into such movie box office hits as Madea's Family Reunion and Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The next Madea feature, Meet the Browns, will be out next month from Lionsgate. He also has written for television with the current TBS series Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which Perry also funded and produced before shopping to networks.
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