Tyler Perry's anticipated adaptation of 'For Colored Girls...' has been moved up !
Originally slated for a January 2011 release, 'Colored Girls' will now be release November 5 according to Lionsgate.
Confirming the news late Wednesday, September 1, Lionsgate's David Spitz said the film "lends itself to the fall period" also maintaining Perry's record of releasing an average of two films per year (earlier this year he released 'Why Did I Get Married Too ?').
"It's a serious film that really lends itself to the fall period. From talking with exhibitors, I know they're really excited to have another Tyler Perry film this year," Spitz said in a statement.
'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf' is Janet Jackson's third film with Perry (Why Did I Get Married, Why Did I Get Married Too?).
The film's ensemble cast also includes Thandie Newton ('2012'), Loretta Devine ('Lottery Ticket,' 'Waiting To Exhale'), Anika Noni Rose ('Dreamgirls'), Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Richard Lawson, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray, Tessa Thompson, Michael Ealy, Khalil Kain, and Omari Hardwick.
As previously reported, the film is based on Ntozake Shange's award winning 1975 play dealing with love, rape, abortion and abandonment.
'Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls' is due in theaters November 5, 2010.
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