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Tyler Perry fills multiple roles in ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’
Happy Hallerween! Atlanta entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is here to get you ready for the season of spookiness with “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” in wide release on Friday.
The tireless multitasker, who juggles multiple television projects in addition to feature films, fills a variety of roles in his latest project.
He stars as Madea, his famous wise-cracking, sometimes packing, no-nonsense taking alter ego.
He also plays salty old Uncle Joe, who never misses an opportunity to say what’s on his mind, regardless of how inappropriate it is. Then he’s the buttoned-down Brian, a divorced father doing his best to balance the demands of career and fatherhood.
He also served as writer, director and producer, and he adds yet another role this time: owner of historic Fort McPherson, where the movie was filmed.
“It’s mind-blowing, in a sense, that a kid from New Orleans who had nothing” wound up as owner of the former military base, he said during an interview. When he first moved to Atlanta, he mused, he thought Fort Mac, as locals call, it, was a stop on the MARTA line.
“To be the guardian of that type of history” has been rewarding, he said. “The house where Brian lives is where President Roosevelt would stay on the way to Warm Springs. I’m loving owning it and bringing it to life.”
“Boo!” finds Madea, Joe and Hattie (Patrice Lovely) teen-sitting for Brian when he has to leave town on business. It turns out trying to ride herd over headstrong teenagers is even more terrifying than what’s lurking in the attic.
More ghost stories featured in second episode of ‘Spooked’
Kate Morgan and Martha Jo Katz of east Cobb vacationed at the same San Diego hotel more than 100 years apart. Yet it seems they visited during a recent trip — even though Kate died mysteriously all those years ago.
Ola Woods of Atlanta was headed to the Sweet Auburn Curb Market for some fresh produce one day, but what she encountered on the way left her so shaken, she can’t remember if she even got her veggies. David Moore spends his days in the City of the Dead — Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery. He can’t explain what he saw one day when a photographer snapped images near a mausoleum.
Hear those and other ghost stories readers shared on “Spooked,” our creepy new podcast launched in time for Halloween. It’s narrated by Mark Davis, produced by Steve McCoy, and just might keep you up at night.
Listen on your computer, phone or tablet at buzz.blog.ajc. com/2016/10/05/spooked.
We have more episodes planned, so if you have a story to share, we’d love to hear it.
Email us at jbrett@ajc. com or mrdavis@ajc.com.