If you are a Madea fan, the you better plan a trip to the movies this week to see the latest from Tyler Perry, A Madea Christmas. If you don’t, the overweight, overgrown pistol packing ‘grandmother’ could “die a quick death!”
In an interview on The Today Show, Madea’s creator Tyler Perry explained that the fans are the ones keeping the grandma alive.
“As long as people want to see it, she’ll be around, but the minute they stop coming, that broad’s gonna die a quick death.”
Although Madea is his signature character, Perry admitted that he is more focused on his television series on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network right now. Overall, the fate of Madea lies with fans. If they lose interest, the character’s fate is sealed, Perry said.
In the meanwhile, fans can check out “A Madea Christmas, which hits theaters on Friday (Dec. 13)