Tyler Perry News

Lionsgate, a leading global entertainment company, has optioned the rights to the bestselling Crossfire series of romantic novels by Sylvia Day.

Deadline reports that Idris Elba has signed on to star in an all-new racing documentary for Shine TV titled KING OF SPEED.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it has ordered an additional 26 episodes of the network's popular comedy from Tyler Perry 'Love Thy Neighbor' (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) bringing the total season order to 52 episodes.

Deadline reports that Idris Elba has signed on to star in BEAST OF NO NATION, a film adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala's bestselling novel of the same name.

Tyler Perry's popular sitcom 'For Better or Worse,' following three couples as they navigate the ups-and-downs of dating and marriage, makes its OWN debut with the premiere of its third season on Wednesday, September 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (two back-to-back half-hour episodes).

Tune in this WED. Aug. 7th, 2013 at 12:35 PM (est) to join the conversation with...'Mr. Showbusiness' on Jimmy Ferraro's 'Theatre Chat and This 'n That!', broadcasting LIVE on WWJB - regionally and nationally on the world wide web. This week's guest is Broadway, television and film star Renee Lawless.

Jennifer Hudson, Academy award winner and star of Bishop T.D. Jakes' new film, 'Winnie Mandela,' is slated to appear at the International Faith and Family Film Festival in Dallas

Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has optioned the rights to the bestselling Crossfire series of romantic novels by Sylvia Day, it was announced today by Kevin Beggs, president of the Lionsgate Television Group

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's original series, Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and the Have Nots,' scored its third consecutive week of record highs as the Tuesday, August 13 episode (9-10 p.m.) delivered 2.1 million total viewers, making it the most watched episode of the season.

In just months since its early Spring debut, Jimmy Ferraro's 'Theatre Chat and This 'n That' has won a national following on the internet, interviewing both local and nationally-known guests, while simultaneously broadcasting from independent radio station WWJB, and on the world wide web. The show is produced from beautiful, downtown Brooksville , Florida : a small southern town with a big appetite for the arts! Nationally recognized guests have included Broadway, Film and Television stars:

Rentrak Corporation (RENT) today announced the top ten movies-on-demand titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers.

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending August 4, 2013.

Multiplatinum recording artist Coldplay will release the first track from the official soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, it was announced today by Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Republic Records, marking the first time Coldplay has ever recorded an original song for a motion picture. The song, titled 'Atlas,' is scheduled to be available via iTunes and all digital retailerson August 26, 2013. Republic Records is again teaming up with Lionsgate to release the soundtrack in advance of Lionsgate distributing the film on screens worldwide on November 22, 2013.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro areas only local, professional musical theatre company, is excited to announce the return of hometown actress Meg Gillentine in Mel Brooks' hysterical Tony Award-winning THE PRODUCERS, playing tonight, August 9th through the 25th at the Cobb Civic Center's Anderson Theatre.

Universal Pictures announced yesterday that the upcoming comedy TOWNIES will be released on May 9, 2014. Directed by Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) the film stars Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal will release its upcoming pic TOWNIES, starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron, on May 9, 2014.

One Village Entertainment, an entity of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE), brings you the new uplifting family drama Raising Izzie on DVD today, August 6, 2013.

Rentrak Corporation (RENT) today announced the top ten movies-on-demand titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers.

LIONSGATE (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has optioned the rights to the bestselling CROSSFIRE series of romantic novels by Sylvia Day

The Ensemble Theatre celebrates its 36th uninterrupted season as Houston's premier African American performing arts institution with a gala themed: Creating Magical Moments: All the World's a Stage Saturday, August 17, 2013, 6:30 PM at the Hyatt Regency -- Downtown Houston, Imperial Ballroom, 1200 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002.