Lionsgate sets Perry release dates

Lionsgate has dated some Tyler Perry projects: A component version of his play "The Marriage Counselor" is positioned with this summer time 27 and also the comedy "We the Peeples" for March 29, 2013."The Marriage Counselor," using the tenth follow Perry, concentrates on an accountant los angeles and also the wife, an Ivy League-educated counselor who finds it tough to cope with problems with her marriage. Pic, written and directed by Perry, stars Jurnee Smollett, Vanessa Williams and Brandy Norwood."Counselor" will open against Summit's "Step-up 4" and Fox's "Neighborhood Watch." "Peeples," written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and produced by Perry, concentrates on a young guy lengthy lasting the weekend from hell when he surprises his girlfriend by arriving to fulfill her parents. Pic stars Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, S. Epatha Merkerson and Kali Hawk."Peeples" will open against Open Road's "The Host" and Fox's "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters."In March, Lionsgate extended by no less than couple of years its first-look pact with Perry for film and homevid, ongoing a partnership that dates to 2005. Perry's 11 films for Lionsgate within the last six years make nearly $600 million within the U . s . States box office, and also the Digital video disks have offered greater than 40 million models. Their twelfth project, romantic drama "Good Deeds," opens Feb. 24. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com