Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral To Hit Theaters March 2019Posted by Wilson Morales
June 2, 2018
Lionsgate has announced that Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral will be released on March 1, 2019. The film was slated be released this year but never had a date set.
In Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, a joyous family reunion turns into a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia and unexpectedly plan a funeral, which threatens to reveal sordid family secrets.
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral is the eighth film in the franchise and will be the final film from Tyler Perry that is distributed by Lionsgate. Comingsoon.net states that Perry signed an exclusive deal with Viacom last year, which will have him working on content in television, film, and short-form video. Under the terms of the agreement, Perry will produce approximately 90 episodes annually of original drama and comedy series for BET and other Viacom networks, and Viacom will have exclusive licensing rights on this programming. In addition, Viacom will have exclusive distribution rights to Perry’s short-form video content.
The partnership on Perry’s TV and short-form video content to go into effect in May 2019, following the expiration of Perry’s exclusive agreement with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Viacom’s agreement will extend through 2024.
Tyler Perry’s next film to be the released is The List, which stars Tiffany Haddish. The film It is set to be released on November 2 and is his first release from Paramount Players.
