QED has packaged an adaptation of I, Alex Cross, the James Patterson novel that is essentially a reboot of the James Patterson mystery series that starred Morgan Freeman as the detective/psychologist based in D.C. Tyler Perry will headline this version, and Rob Cohen will direct. Distributors are circling the project right now. In fact, Paramount, which distributed the Cross mysteries Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider, is interested in taking the project off the table. It will be interesting to see if Lionsgate steps up after Perry has consistently turned in winners for the minimajor, which collects a distribution fee on pictures that Perry owns. The Alex Cross reboot was originally conceived as a vehicle for actor Idris Elba, who was going to play the character in the novel Cross, with David Twohy directing. Perry became the lead in recent weeks. It's likely to be a controversial choice, and the key will be whether Perry can bring the considerable following that follow his directing vehicles. His biggest successes came when Perry played the female alter ego, the stereotypical matriarch Madea.

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This should be interesting watching Tyler play a cop. When is this movie gonna start filming? What other actors are gonna be in this? I read he has a new Madea movie coming out this summer.

I saw Madea's Big Happy Family movie last year and it's very funny. Tyler cracks me up playing Madea. He's so funny. When he plays Madea's brother, he's funny doing that too. Shannon Kane and Lauren London who were in Madea's Big Happy Family movie are hot.

My question is when will Perry take a break? He's got a non Madea movie coming out next month, he's filming "Madea in the witness protection program" soon and now this? Take a vacation, Mr. Perry!