Tyler Perry, who has had huge success in the States with his films Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Family Reunion, is sticking with Lionsgate, the studio behind those last two hits.
The multi-hyphenate type will write, produce and direct Daddy’s Little Girl, which is described as a reverse Cinderella story in which a sexy, successful female attorney falls in love with a janitor who has three daughters. As you might expect, love blossoms despite the lawyer’s father’s objections.
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