Celebs Attend ATL Screening of Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty In Black’

Melanin excellence ensued this week as celebs flocked to Atlanta’s iPic Theater for a special screening of Tyler Perry’s latest project.

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On Monday, Netflix hosted a special screening of Beauty in black Streaming on Thursday, October 24th.

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As the series’ creator, director, writer and executive producer, Tyler Perry introduced the screening and acknowledged the cast and crew while announcing exciting developments in the upcoming 16-episode series.

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“This city, this city, this state has been really, really good for me, for us at Tyler Perry Studios, for the film industry, so I’m grateful that you’re all here to see the first two episodes, which will be available on Netflix on October 24th,” Perry said at the screening. “The Is My crazy Spirit running, Right? The I am Write A show The I Only wanted To Only let go And let crazy People live In My Head And tell The Story. This is about entertainment, that’s aBattle suspend himself out of our day after day lives and looks into it some crazy People lives sO We not have To act with our own S*** everyone Day. Ssometimes You Only want To Only receive A break. So, The Is The The Is The break thatand hoping, that will Only let You Be capable To release all from The Things And fall In Love with this Characters.”

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He also praised the series’ lead actors, Taylor Polidore Williams (Kimmie) and Crystle Stewart (Mallory), as well as his talented team at Tyler Perry Studios.

“I want everyone to know you when you have people like Crystle and Taylor and all these incredible young, beautiful actors who come and put their gifts and their time in your hands, and for someone like me, I know that.” must appreciate that – yyou tilt take Advantage from it, yyou tilt abuse it,” Perry said.

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Netflixs Beauty in black Introduce your characters to BOSSIP in detail

On the carpet, the cast explained their characters to BOSSIP and shared a possible theme song that sums up their characters Beauty in black Story arc.

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Taylor Polidore Williams shared that Kimmie will take viewers on a wild ride in the must-watch series and Beyoncé’s “16 Carriages” defines her journey.

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“She’s on a long journey to get where she wants to go, but she’ll get there.”

Similarly, Crystle Stewart said that her character Mallory should hear the melody of another Beyoncé song; “Alien Superstar,” which ties in with her superstar status

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“She has two sides, b*** and b***er,” the actress said. “She has this public persona that she has carefully crafted, she is really nice, friendly in public, people love her; Behind closed doors she’s a sneaky bitch.”

For TS Madison, her character Daga is so devious that she only has one thing on her mind.

“Oooh, that’s something bad,” TS said, singing along to Rihanna’s “B*** Better Have My Money.” “When Mr. Perry called me and said, ‘You’re too pretty for this role!’ I said, “No, I can do that.” I know this character. I’m excited to see it come to life. I am very excited and nervous because I don’t know what the audience’s outlook will be.”

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Richard Lawson, who plays Norman, one of the patriarchs in the series, shared that the character’s theme songs include “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and “Ooo Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson with lyrics from “Are You Ready” by Sly & The Family Stone could belong. ”

“Don’t hate the blacks, don’t hate the whites. If you get bitten, just hate the bite,” Lawson said.

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Bryan Tanaka shared that his character Officer Alex is all about his money, so Future’s “F**k Up Some Commas” would be most appropriate…

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while Ursula O. Robinson said award-winning West Coast poet Too Short had the perfect theme song for Delinda.

“Blow the whistle, that’s their theme song,” Robinson said.

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Following the screening, Netflix invited guests to a postal reception at Serena to discuss Perry’s new project and the future of the groundbreaking series.

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Notable attendees included Debbi Morgan, George Middlebrook, Tamera “Tee” Pillow, Jivanta Roberts, Ralph Pittman (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Tamika Scott (actress/singer-songwriter), Jalyn Hall (actress), Eva Marcille (actress/model), Lala Ahari (TV personality), Blue Kimble (actor) and Tiny Harris (singer-songwriter).

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Um Beauty in Black:

Tyler Perry’s Beauty in black Explores the lives of two women: Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams), who struggles after being kicked out by her mother, and Mallory (Crystle Stewart), who runs a successful business. Their lives become unexpectedly intertwined as the series delves into their personal journeys.

The cast includes Taylor Polidore Williams as Kimmie, Crystle Stewart as Mallory, Amber Reign Smith as Rain, Ricco Ross as Horace, Debbi Morgan as Olivia, Richard Lawson as Norman, Steven G. Norfleet as Charles, Julian Horton as Roy, Terrell Carter as Varney, Shannon Wallace as Calvin, Bryan Tanaka as Officer Alex, Joy Rovaris as Gillian, Xavier Smalls as Angel, Charles Malik Whitfield as Jules, Tamera “Tee” Pillow as Bodysuit, Ursula O. Robinson as Delinda, Ashley Versher as Lena, George Middlebrook as Officer Trackson.

Tyler Perry is the creator, director, writer and executive producer. Beauty in Black is a Tyler Perry Studios production. Producers include Will Areu, Angi Bones and Tony L. Strickland for Tyler Perry Studios. The head of the hair department is Shornell Young. The head of the make-up department is Syretta Bell. Costume designer is Raiyonda Vereen. Music by Wow Jones & JimiJame$.

Part one of Beauty in black (8 episodes) starts October 24th; Will YOU watch???