Tyler Perry’s iconic, gun-slinging grandma, Mabel «Madea» Earlene Simmons!Just when fans thought Perry stepped out of the wig and housecoat for the last time in 2019, Madea's back, in , and she may be here to stay.“Listen, I thought it was over this last time,” Perry told ET’s Kevin Frazier at the film’s premiere on Tuesday. “So, I’ve decided not to say anything.
Just let it be.”Perry promised that he «officially hung up» the character with 2019’s. But when the world needed some laughter, the 52-year-old knew it was time to step back into the housecoat and bring back the character everybody knows and loves. “It's really amazing in a sense of twenty-something years seeing this character still rocking on,” he said. “It means people are watching nostalgia for this grandmother.” “I'm really excited about that for people get to see it and laugh," he added. «Man, we need to laugh.” The film,which is the 12th installment, follows Madea as she tries to plan a celebratory party for her great-grandson.
The party could be over as soon as it began, as family secrets threaten to ruin the event. In the film, Perry not only reprises his role as Madea, but also her foul-mouthed brother, Joe, and serving as the director and two characters made for some fun times on the set.
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