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Tyler Perry on the "poetic justice" of building new studio on former Confederate Army base

Name: Tyler Perry on the "poetic justice" of building new studio on former Confederate Army base
Uploaded: 2019-10-08T08:17:00-0400
Duration: 7 min 34 s
Description: "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King went behind the scenes at Tyler Perry’s historic 330-acre movie studio complex in Atlanta. The site features a dozen soundstages named after black icons in Hollywood. Perry is the creative force behind 22 movies, 20 plays and eight TV shows. The 50-year-old writer, director and actor told King what inspires him to think big.

"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King went behind the scenes at Tyler Perry’s historic 330-acre movie studio complex in Atlanta. The site features a dozen soundstages named after black icons in Hollywood. Perry is the creative force behind 22 movies, 20 plays and eight TV shows. The 50-year-old writer, director and actor told King what inspires him to think big.