According to The Variety, Tyler Perry and his Tyler Perry Studios has formed 34th Street Films to produce projects under the Tyler Perry name but focusing on projects written and directed by outside talent. The 34th Street Films office will be located in Los Angeles and report directly to Perry’s Head Quarters in Atlanta.

In July, Lionsgate signed Perry to a three-year production deal that calls for the studio to handle at least three more Perry films after Madea Goes to Jail, due out Feb. 20. Lionsgate has released six Perry pics, including the recent The Family That Preys which opened last week and was Perry’s second smallest opening of the six movies. Perhaps injecting some fresh blood and material into Perry’s team is not such a bad idea. To show hi willingness to expand beyond his staple “African-American family relationship” movies, Perry has hired a Caucasian exec who previously produced the Final Destination horror franchise to run 34th Street Films.

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