Tyler Perry Fans "Can't Wait" After the Star Revealed Emotional Career News
Tyler Perry has big news to share, and he's bringing along Kerry Washington to help him tell his next story.
The media mogul released his film Divorce in the Black in July, and he is already back with an all-new movie for folks to see. In an Instagram post uploaded on August 28, Tyler revealed the trailer for his upcoming project The Six Triple Eight, which follows the true story of the Women's Army Corps unit of color during World War II. The movie is set to premiere on Netflix on December 20, with Tyler writing and directing the film and Kerry leading the cast as Captain Charity Adams.
"You have no idea what it means to me to have been given the grace and the blessing to be able to tell THIS story!" he wrote alongside the clip. "Every detail is dedicated to the memory of the 855 black women and women of color of the Six Triple Eight. When America needed hope, they delivered! Coming to @netflix Dec 20th!"
Given how Tyler's fanbase loves any project he works on, seeing him debut a movie with so much history involved had people overjoyed online.
"✨MONUMENTAL✨," one person wrote in the comments. "Can’t wait to see this! All your movies are so amazing and inspiring. With so much hope, love and respect ✊," another agreed. "This gave me chills! 😍👏👏👏 I can’t wait!!!!" a different follower added.
So, what will The Six Triple Eight be about? According to Netflix, the movie will tell the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that found a unique way to help with the war effort in the 1940s. The site writes the unit (which was made up of 855 women of color), went through a three-year backlog of mail that American soldiers hadn't received while away from home. They had six months to complete the mission, but they gave a boost of morale to the U.S. Army when they managed to do it in less than 90 days.
And if you're the type who doesn't want to wait to watch The Six Triple Eight on December 20, Deadline notes the movie will premiere in select theaters starting on December 6. After that, folks can tune in on Netflix to watch what's sure to be an incredibly moving film.
We seriously can't wait!
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