Taraji P. Henson’s subsequent film function is nearly right here, and the web has some ideas. The “Empire” alum is ready to star in “Straw,” Tyler Perry’s newest movie set to hit Netflix this June. The movie sees Henson as a single mom whose “world unravels” in chaos. Sound acquainted?
“Pushed to the brink by a world that appears detached to her existence, she’s compelled to confront not possible selections in a society that provides her no security web,” the official Netflix description reads. Whereas it actually is thrilling to witness one other collaboration between Henson and Perry (the 2 have labored collectively on 2018’s “Acrimony,” “I Can Do Dangerous All By Myself” in 2009, and “The Household That Preys” the yr earlier than), the web just isn’t as excited as one would anticipate. Black Twitter is asking out Perry for seemingly creating the identical ole tropes and archetypes of characters he leans on with each undertaking.
Perry took to X with a publish of stills from the movie. He wrote, “IM IN MY BAG YALL!! This film is so good. I imply so good! I can’t anticipate y’all to see it. #STRAW on @netflix June sixth.” The snapshots embody a makeup-less and sad-looking Henson sitting on a mattress, carrying a child in one other, and her wanting downcast by way of a window carrying a piece uniform.
Followers replied on to his publish with their sad two cents.
One person wrote, “You don’t wanna see taraji glad typically?” One other shared related sentiments, writing, “I’m bored with them having Taraji wanting unhappy, careworn and worn down in each film.”
Others are defending each Henson and Perry, expressing that a minimum of Perry pays his actors their price and offers them work. “It’s all the time black individuals hating on black individuals,” one person wrote.
“Tyler Perry the one one which pays Taraji & different black actors their price . & clearly drama sells or Tyler Perry wouldn’t be within the place he’s in now,” one other X person mentioned whereas one other added, “ Tyler is the one one reserving black actresses! She has payments to pay and y’all will hate watch it anyway.”
It was additionally revealed that they shot “Straw,” a feature-length movie, in simply 4 days. “A struggling single mom” and “shot in 4 days” … effectively a minimum of Tyler Perry is dedicated to the bit!” one person quipped on-line.
“Straw” is ready to hit Netflix in only a few weeks, and we’re positive the viewers will as soon as once more take to the web with their ideas on his newest movie, as they all the time do. On the identical time, Perry’s newest unique sequence, “Divorced Sistas,” will premiere on BET, which some viewers are equally side-eyeing on-line.
Regardless of the backlash, Perry stays utterly unbothered. “I don’t take within the criticism,” Perry informed USA TODAY again in December whereas addressing the dearth of writers on his tasks. “As a result of if individuals understood why there was no writers or in the event that they understood what I needed to take care of, in the event that they understood what I needed to endure… So if individuals actually understood the backstory of numerous issues, I don’t suppose there could be as a lot criticism as there could be an understanding.”
He additionally addressed haters on KeKe Palmer’s podcast final summer time: “Nice, have your opinion… I stay from this seat tempered, measured, affected person, prayerful, and disciplined. […] You bought to drown all of that out. Should you let any person discuss you out of a spot that God has put you in, you will end up in hell. I do know for a proven fact that what I’m doing is strictly what I’m alleged to be doing, as a result of for each critic, I’ve hundreds of emails from individuals saying, ‘This [movie] modified my life.’ ”