One of this fall’s strangest movies has to beBoo! A Madea Halloween. Sure, it’s part of a long running comedy franchise, but it all started as a joke. And now it’s a movie. And on top of that, it’s a spoof spoofing other horror movies! Will the madness ever end? Not as long as Tyler Perry is alive. While the filmmaker had originally planned to stop makingMadea movies, he just couldn’t resist resurrecting the sassy grandma for another adventure, this one taking place on everyone’s favorite fall holiday.
“Something freaky is happening to the family living in this house. And a woman has been sent to help. That woman is Madea!”
So reads the tagline on the latest one-sheet forBoo!This poster is clearly parodying the classic 1970s thriller The Exorcist, instead giving us Tyler Perry’s Madea as The Exorsister. We can only assume that she is going to scream the demons out of whatever possessed soul is unlucky enough to have to contend with this burly business. Hopefully, the movie goes all the way thisHalloween, and gives us Madea in a true exorcist-type setting.
InTyler Perry’sBoo! A Madea Halloween, Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. The film’s origins date back to whenPerryandChris Rockcame together to include a fictitious Madea Halloween movie inChris Rock’s filmTop Five. Lionsgate then approachedPerryand suggested that they make the movie for real.
Tyler Perrywill play the roles ofMadea, in addition to the roles of Joe and Brian. The film will also starBella Thorneas Rain,Cassi Davisas Aunt Bam,Patrice Lovelyas Hattie,Andre Hallas Quinton,Yousef Erakatas Jonathan,Lexy Panterraas Leah,Diamond Whiteas Tiffany,Liza Koshyas Aday,Brock O’Hurnas Horse,Jimmy Tatroas Sean,JC Caylenas Mikey,Kian Lawleyas Bean Boy, andMike Tornabeneas “Dino.” Production took place in Atlanta earlier this year atTyler Perry Studios.
Tyler Perrywrites, produces, directs, and stars in the latest project with the popular character Madea.Ozzie AreuandWill Areuwill also be producers on the film.Boo! A Madea Halloweenwill be released in one of the more competitive release dates this year, with a whopping six movies opening in wide release. This comedy will be going up against Paramount’sJack Reacher: Never Go Back, 20th Century Fox’sKeeping Up With the Joneses, Focus Features’A Monster Calls, Universal’sOuija: Origin of Eviland PureFlix’sI’m Not Ashamed.
This will beTyler Perry’s first Madea movie sinceA Madea Christmas, which took in $52.5 million domestically back in 2013. You can take a look at the Exorsister poster along with the rest of the fun spoof posters that have been released thus far. It’s possible that Madea’s latest adventure becomes one of this fall’s biggest blockbuster hits.
