Tyler Shines
Despite the issues surrounding his production facility, Tyler Perry’s brand name continues to shine as evidenced by the media outlets he’s been spotted in during his recent promotion for his third film, “Daddy’s Little Girls,” which was filmed in Atlanta this past fall. Some of the more interesting appearances (besides the obligatory chat with Regis Philbun) include
Local Actor in Super Bowl “Moon Office” Commercial
Tune in tomorrow to see actor/producer Randy McDowell (founder of the Dixie Film Festival) in Super Bowl 41… just don’t look on the field. He’ll be playing the part of “Phil” in a commercial called “Moon Office”, produced for Federal Express by Traktor, the group of filmmakers responsible for last year’s Super Bowl “hit commercial” called “Stick”. Take a break from the cheese dip and beer during the third commercial break, “Moon Office” is slated to be…
Tyler Perry’s Studio Upgrade Snafu
UPDATE: This story has been edited to reflect new information since the time of its original posting. Certain unsubstantiated details have been removed as we’re not in the investigative reports business…. This story has been bouncing around the Atlanta film community for more than a week and enough reports are drifting in from enough different directions that we’ve decided to go ahead and post the current information we have about Tyler Perry‘s studio renovation snafu, which centers around a legal detail called a construction permit (or the lack thereof). While Mr. Perry’s company is likely to face steep fines and construction changes, the bigger impact will surely be on his production schedule.