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Holed up in her Atlanta mansion, rapper Cardi B has been sharing updates about her self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many celebrities have gone silent about the pandemic, but not Cardi!
The entertainer recently posted a video in which she makes some good points on the mixed messages that the general public is getting concerning COVID-19.
Cardi B: People Are Getting Mixed Messages On COVID-19
If #45 is getting on a podium and saying, ‘Hey listen, if you do not have any symptoms … do not get tested, because we do not have enough tests to test everybody … but if a celebrity is saying, ‘I don’t have no symptoms … and I’m positive for coronavirus,’ that causes confusion,” she said on her IG.
That causes people to say, ‘Wait a minute now, I don’t have no symptoms but I know I went out that day. I might just have it … I”m scared because I’m around my kid, I’m around my grandparents … I might just have it. What should I do?” she said.
She also highlighted the major class lines around COVID-19 that nobody is really talking about.
“The general public, people who work regular jobs, the middle class, the poor …they’re not getting treated like the high — the ones that are up here (she raises her hand), the celebrities and everything — they’re not getting tested for coronavirus [especially not] the next day.”
Another hypocritical thing Cardi B brings out is that, if you’re under 30 and have a cold, helath professinoals are saying that if you don’t have that cold – or similar symptom — for eight days, they won’t test you.
“If you’re positive, they will tell you to quarantine in your home and don’t come back to the hospital] untli your temperature is 100-something degrees,” she says.
Cardi says she doesn’t feel that’s right. Also a lot of people live in close quarters and can’t
“If you’re sending me home and I have the coronavirus, I”m most likely going to give it to my spouse, my kids, anybody that’s around me.”
She also touches on the fact that celebrities have the money to pay for a COVID-19 test, but regular people don’t. So what’s the solution she says?
“I feel like the government should .. charge that [S..] to the game.”
What do you think? Do you agree with Cardi B?
Watch the video below:
Cardi B calls out celebrities & the government:
“If [Trump] is saying ‘if you don’t have any symptoms of the Coronavirus do not get tested because we don’t have enough tests’ but a celebrity is saying ‘I don’t have symptoms but I got tested & I’m positive’ that causes confusion” pic.twitter.com/VgKFqIBH8h
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 25, 2020
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Onlin
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If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. It infects the rich, the poor, the layperson as well as the celebrity.
Rich and famous people have been coming down with coronavirus in astonishing numbers since mid-March, when the numbers began to escalate in the United States.
All The Celebrities With Coronavirus
Here are some celebrities who have tested positive for coronavirus:
CNN News Anchor Brooke Baldwin
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on Friday that she tested positive for coronavirus.
"I am OKAY," Baldwin said in an Instagram post. "It came on suddenly yesterday afternoon. Chills, aches, fever." https://t.co/tF6kWKBaRs
— CNN (@CNN) April 3, 2020
YNW Melly
View this post on InstagramCNN News Anchor Chris Cuomo
.@ChrisCuomo shares the details of his symptoms and some good news as he fights coronavirus from his basement. pic.twitter.com/wF6zlN9Yay
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) April 2, 2020
Atlanta’s DJ Stormy has pneumonia and is being tested for COVID-19. The results are pending…
DJ Stormy
Starface
Just talked to my close homie Scarface @brothermob of the Geto Boys.. He’s positive with the Virus. He’s doing well but has been through hell.. God Bless him. Get well my brother! 🙏💥🤛🏽 pic.twitter.com/9zqPPe2XIB
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) March 27, 2020
Doris Burke
Full episode with Doris Burke: https://t.co/1b3QI0qnuj pic.twitter.com/w8PEHOi937
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 27, 2020
Karl-Anthony Towns
The Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player’s mother is in a coma after being infected with coronavirus.
Emotional Karl-Anthony Towns reveals mother is diagnosed with Coronavirus is in a coma on a ventilator.
Prayers up for the KAT family. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/uQjOvZVlPJ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 25, 2020
Slim Thug
Slim Thug done caught the Coronavirus. Prayers up 🙏 pic.twitter.com/n8f6dU7U46
— DatPiff (@DatPiff) March 24, 2020
“I feel good,” Houston rapper Slim Thug says in an IG video. He says he “stayed in my truck, mask, gloves, everything” and still tested positive for COVID-19. He asks that we all take this pandemic serious. “it’s real out here, coronavirus.”
Idris Elba & Sabrina Dhowre Elba
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 17, 2020
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 17, 2020
Rudy Gobert
I do feel bad Rudy Gobert is viewed as Patient Zero in the #NBA, considering no one actually has a clue where he picked up the coronavirus. For all we know, he got it from Donovan Mitchell, versus the alternative. We’re all clueless on this thing. pic.twitter.com/QNYu2mBiSg
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) March 15, 2020
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell thanked those who have supported him since he tested positive for the coronavirus.
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/gPDF79cNfR
— ESPN (@espn) March 14, 2020
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim gives an update on his Coronavirus diagnosis. pic.twitter.com/vDVdnydCa3
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 22, 2020
Other Celebrities That Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus
- Kevin Durant
- Rand Paul
- Charlotte Lawrence
- Andy Cohen
- Olga Kurylenko
- Christian Wood
- Sean Payton
- Marcus Smart
Atlantafi.com is bringing you the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta under a state of emergency. Here are some helpful links:
- Pandemic-Proof Pantry: Things To Buy Online Right Now
- Quarantine Drinks: What To Make While Self-Isolating
- Here Are Publix’s New Hours Due To Coronavirus
- Here Are Walmart’s New Hours Amid Coronavirus
- Delta Cuts Capacity Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
- SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE: How To Do It
- Is A Domestic Travel Ban Next? Here’s What To Know
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Print Out This Pantry List
- Trump: Nation Could Be Under COVID-19 Rules Til ‘July, August’
- Entire Georgia Legislature Self-Quarantine For 14 Days
- City of Atlanta Limits Restaurants, Closes Bars
- Self-Isolating? Here’s Where To Watch FREE Movies Online
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The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of nearly every American. Right here in Atlanta, legendary dancer Blondie is one of many in need.
The iconic Clermont Lounge dancer is in need after the establishment was shut down amid the COVID-19 scare.
Legendary Clermont Lounge Dancer Blondie Needs Your Help
Because her extended stay motel was shut down, Blondie needs your help. A GoFundMe account has been set up. Here’s what it says:
Along with many businesses, The Clermont Lounge responsibly has closed it’s doors this past week waiting out the pandemic.
Atlanta’s very own 63 year old icon, Anita Rae Strange, AKA Blondie, has worked at The Clermont Lounge for over 41 years. She has lived in a week to week motel in midtown Atlanta for the past 4 years and after today, will no longer be able to stay there. Blondie is a senior citizen, and now is in desperate need of Food and Shelter during this weird moment in time in the world.If you can, please donate to Blondie HERE.
Atlanta has a lot of inspirational people and AtlantaFi.com is going to introduce you to many of them as well as cool places to go, great restaurants and other ATL happenings.
Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Since Georgia’s governor declared an emergency, following that of the federal government, millions of Atlantans are sticking to a plan of self-isolation. That means movie time.
Coincidentally, one of the movies streaming on Netflix right now is Containment, about a disease outbreak in Midtown Atlanta. Sound familiar?
Watch Containment on Netflix HERE
Containment, which stars David Gyasi, Christina Marie Moses and Chris Wood, debuted four years ago on the Sci Fi network.
The movie is about a viral contagion that spreads through Atlanta. Authorities impose a precarious quarantine on the city while trying to find a cure.
Here Are Some Other Netflix Movies Filmed in Atlanta
Gone are the days when production would commence in L.A. movie lots. Along with the megalist of movies filmed here, Netflix movies are being filmed en masse in Atlanta.
If you’re wondering which films, shows and docuseries, here is a list:
Stranger Things
The “Stranger Things” franchise has been a hit for three seasons now on Netflix. The weird fantasy-sci fi drama focuses on strange happenings in a small town.
The series has filmed in various places around metro Atlanta, including Gwinnett Place Mall for some spooky scenes.
Watch Stranger Things on Netflix
Raising Dion
This fantastical series debuted in the fall of 2019 on Netflix. The project centers on a little boy with special powers and a mother trying to process it all. Actor Michael B. Jordan played a major role in getting the project made and also stars.
Watch Raising Dion on Netflix
Ozark
The Netflix series “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to the Ozarks. Laura Linney plays his wife Wendy. Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner play the couple’s kids.
Watch Ozark on Netflix
Insatiable
“Insatiable” is a movie about a teenage girl who loses weight and immediately becomes popular at school. All at the direction of a disgraced civil lawyer-turned-beauty pageant coach.
Watch Insatiable on Netflix
Battlbox
Made by High Noon Entertainment, Battlox is a Netflix series that is a game show. It is currently in production in Georgia and is set to debut in 2020.
Fall From Grace
Made by Tyler Perry Studios here in Atlanta, Fall From Grace is a movie that filmed in five days. It is a Netflix favorite.
Watch Fall From Grace On Netflix
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games. is a sci fi series based on a dystopian future where teens Katniss and Peeta are drafted for a televised event pitting young competitors against each other. The movie was partially filmed in Atlanta.Atlanta continues to be the epicenter of modern-day movie making in the United States. There have been more than 700 TV and movie productions in the last few years. And it’s not going to stop anytime soon.
If you have a great TV or film idea, you can shop it at Tyler Perry Studios or even film it with the movie equipment you need. Whatever, Atlanta is the movie capital of the world.
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Funkfest 2020 is happening in Atlanta on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 at The Home Depot Backyard located in the shadow of Mercedez-Benz Stadium.
Funkfest is a U.S. tour that brings some of the music scene’s best acts from the 1990s and early 2000s to the stage.
Funkfest 2020: Atlanta Music Lineup
Here is some of the music lineup we know about so far:
- Bobby V.
- Ludacris
- Lil Kim
- Missy Elliot
- Rapsody
- T.I.
- The Dream
- Trina
- Tweet
- Young Bloodz
- Xscape
No outside food and beverages (including alcohol) are permitted inside the venue.
The following items are NOT permitted inside the venue and will be confiscated at the gate:
- Outside food and beverages
- Tents
- Grills
- Video recorders
- Coolers
- Pets (except as aids to persons with disabilities)
- Motor homes or RV’s and golf umbrellas
- No purses or book-bags will be allowed (except women’s wristlets)
There are so many Atlanta events popping off every week it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest gatherings, Atlanta happenings, parties and more delivered to your inbox.
Things to do in Atlanta on a weekly basis can range from going golfing mid-week to checking out the latest restaurant openings. At AtlantaFi.com, we curate the city for you!
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Of course, you’re familiar with Making the Band, the reality TV show that has developed a cult following 20+ years since it last aired on MTV.
Now, Viacom is rebooting Making the Band, and they’re casting in Atlanta. The idea behind the show is that Sean “Diddy” Combs and his team are once again trying to come up with the “ultimate new musical group.”
Making The Band Atlanta: Here’s How To Apply
Despite his name recognition, Diddy is not as involved as he was previously, but his three sons are up to the task.
Eligibility Requirements
Among other rules, here are some of the main requirements:
- You must be at least 18 years of age
- You must be a U.S. citizen, a legal permanent U.S. resident, or possess the appropriate U.S. employment authorization
- You are not currently a candidate for public office
- If chosen to move on, you will be required to reside for a while in Los Angeles (although the city may change)
- You are currently not a party to a music publishing contract or any obligation that would hinder endorsement, merchandising or promotion.
How To Audition For Making the Band 2
To audition for Making the Band, you’ll need the following:
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- Submit an online “audition” to MakingTheBandCasting.com
- Pick a Song: Select from the list of songs on the Site that are permitted as audition songs (the “Approved Songs”). Only performances of Approved Songs will be considered and failure to comply may result in your submission being disregarded.
- Record and Upload your Performance: Record yourself singing one (1) of the Approved Songs (your “Video Audition”), with backing track, or beats and follow the submission instructions to upload your video.
Final Words
Auditions will remain open until March 22, 2020 (the “Submission Deadline”). The Submission Deadline may be changed in Producer’s sole discretion, so you should continue to check the Site for any updates.
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is set to return to the city on May 28-31. This year the event will be celebrating its 10th anniversary.On tap will be a smorgasbord of activities paying homage to the very best of the Southern palette.
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 2020: Everything You Want To Know
If you’re a foodie or are just a person interested in the culinary arts, this is a must-attend event! Attendees will be able to enjoy immersive Learning Experiences, Tasting Tents, curated dinners and more.
The festival this year will feature some of the best chefs, sommeliers and mixologists in the South, including Atlanta restaurateurs Chris Wilkins (Root Baking Co.) and Ron Hsu (Lazy Betty) and other James Beard Foundation Semifinalists.
Also on hand will be:- Sara Bradley (Kentucky)
- Brad Deboy (DC)
- Paul Taylor (DC)
- Matt Tunstall (SC)
- Brian Noyes (VA)
- Neal Bodenheimer (LA)
- Todd Thrasher (DC)
- Eric Crane, CWE (GA)
- Kevin Ouzts (GA)
- Chris Lilly (AL)
- Matt Lee and Ted Lee (SC)
- Mark Abernathy (AR)
- Todd Richards (GA)
- Miles Macquarrie (GA)
- Steven Satterfield (GA)
- David Guas (VA)
When Is The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 2020?
The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, 31, 2020.
The festival is being produced by co-founder Elizabeth Feichter along with Agency 21 Consulting.
“Ten years is quite a landmark year for us. We want to honor and include themes from previous years while also looking forward to the culinary trends of the future. As always, we love to explore new flavors, dishes, and ingredients from unexpected places across the region, and this year will be no different,” says Feichter. “This year’s celebration offers a refreshed structure for the Festival itself, shifting away from an Advisory Council and offering even more ways for all talent to contribute and be celebrated than ever before.”
How To Get Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at atlantafoodandwinefestival.com.
At this point, Atlanta cuisine has become indispensable to the South. The largest city in Georgia’s food festivals and culinary events set the tone for the entire Southeast.
Metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene continues to grow with no stops on the horizon. Ready to try something new?
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The Spring Wine Festival 2019 returns to historic Fourth Ward Park on Saturday, April 11, with wine, beer, music and more. at Piedmont Park in Midtown. Hours will be 1 – 5 pm, Saturday, April 11.
This is a 21 and up event, no kids, no babies, no pets. Chairs, blankets, and small bags are okay. No outside food or beverage. Rain or shine event, no refunds.
Atlanta Spring Wine Festival: Historic 4th Ward Park
The Spring Wine Festival won’t have Designated Driver Tickets. Free bottled water available. Beer and Wine will be cut off at 4:45pm. Do Not Drink and Drive.
They reserve the right to cut off anyone who has had enough alcohol.
The Atlanta Spring Wine Festival will feature 50+ Wines, Beer & Cider, Live Music, Air conditioned DJ Tent and more.
The address of Old Fourth Ward Park is Historic 4th Ward Park 665 North Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308.
$45 advance, $50 after April 2, $60 day of event
First 500 just $35
Tickets go on sale Wednesday February 12 at 10amYou Should Explore Atlanta Today
First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. Downtown Atlanta or Midtown often has something cool going on!
Are you a beer drinker? You also may want to visit to a craft brewery in the city.
Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:
For a month’s view: The Official Atlanta Events Calendar
For a more immediate look, check Things to do in Atlanta This Week.Atlanta has a lot of cool things to do and places to eat, including some of the top soul food joints and remarkable Thai food spots. Explore the city.
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The “Suicide Squad 2” movie is filming in Atlanta this fall. If you want to be hired, here’s what you need to know about the Suicide squad casting call.
“Suicide Squad” stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto as superheroes cut from a very different cloth. The first movie grossed more than $786 million at the box office.
Suicide Squad filming in Atlanta: Here is what you need to know
The film’s code name is “El Dorado.” Filming will take place in Atlanta soon. Several types will be selected EARLY, due to fittings, and to get the best people lined up for the spots!
– Film days are anywhere from 8 to 14 hrs long, most likely the latter. Your entire day, when booked, must be open!
Suicide Squad casting call: How to submit
“EL DORADO” Feature film, filming in ATLANTA, GA
NEW POST for “EL DORADO”
– MEN and WOMEN for a Communications Hub/Center
– NEW FACES ONLY
– WORKS MON 1/27, TUES 1/28, WED 1/29 and THURS 1/30
– ALL 4 DATES !! This is a 4-DAY BOOKING———————————————————
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
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Casting for a few MEN and WOMEN to be Communication Techs in a communication Hub of a high security/covert operation center!! Very small scene/group.– MEN and Women
– Ages 25 to 55
– ALL ETHNICITES**NEW FACES ONLY!!!
**NEW FACES ONLY!!!
**NEW FACES ONLY!!!.———————————————————
– WORKS MON 1/27, TUES 1/28, WED 1/29 and THURS 1/30
– ALL 4 DATES !! This is a 4-DAY BOOKINGFILMING at PINEWOOD STUDIOS
DAILY PAY RATE: $80 with OT after 8 hrs
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EMAIL: PROJECTS2@TSCasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: 4 DAY HUB
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INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL:
CURRENT, CLEAR PHOTOS
Please send good CURRENT face photos: 1 from the chest up, and 1 full length photo from the knees up.PLEASE SEND BOTH a NON-SMILING and SMILING PHOTO!!
—and then…
Please LIST the following IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL
in a LIST format…just like this:First and Last NAME
CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from)
PHONE NUMBER
Email address
AGE
Height
Weight
– AND –
SIZES: You must include accurate sizes
MEN:
Jacket, Collar x Sleeve, Waist x Inseam Shoe
WOMEN:
Dress, Bust/Bra/Cup, Waist, Shoe
– AND-
TATTOOS: say “NO TATTOOS” or list where , what and how large your tattoos are– AND-
Verify you are a NEW FACE with listing
“NEW FACE” under your stats-AND-
LIST ANY ACTING EXPERIENCE (or attach a resume).
Second Casting Call
– MALE PRISON SECURITY GUARDS
– NEW FACES ONLY
– WORKING TUES 1/28 and THURS 1/30
– BOTH DATES !! This is a 2 DAY BOOKING———————————————————
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
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Casting for a few MEN to be PRISON GUARDS.IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. NEW FACES ONLY!
2. Real experience as military, police, or security, guard, or acting is requested– MEN
– Ages 25 to 50
– ALL ETHNICITES
– Tough Guard looks!.———————————————————
– WORKING TUES 1/28 and THURS 1/30
BOTH DATES !! This is a 2 DAY BOOKINGFILMING at PINEWOOD STUDIOS
PAY RATE: $100 with OT after 8 hrs
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EMAIL: PROJECTS2@TSCasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: NEW 2 DAY GUARD
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INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL:
CURRENT, CLEAR PHOTOS
Please send good CURRENT face photos: 1 from the chest up, and 1 full length photo from the knees up.PLEASE SEND BOTH a NON-SMILING and SMILING PHOTO!!
—and then…
Please LIST the following IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL
in a LIST format…just like this:First and Last NAME
CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from)
PHONE NUMBEREmail address
AGE
Height
Weight
SIZES:
Jacket
Shirt (Collar x Sleeve)
Pants (Waist x Inseam)
Shoe-AND-
LIST YOUR EXPERIENCE as MILITARY, POLICE, SECURITY, GUARDS or ACTING (or attach a resume).
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Verify you are a NEW FACE with listing
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Atlanta movie mogul Tyler Perry is no stranger to having his name in lights. The actor-writer-producer and filmmaker has been making successful movies for most of the century, but his work habits are what separates him.
Perry recently shared a glimpse of his prolific productivity on social media. In a video he uploaded to his accounts, he shows TV show scripts for some of his current productions he’s filming.
What’s Tyler Perry Filming? All Of These Scripts
The camera pans to show “The Haves & Have Nots,” “The Oval,” and other series that he has on TV or streaming services.
“I don’t know if you know this but most shows on television have a writer’s room … I have no writer’s room, nobody writes any of my work. I write it all.”
Perry says “Why am I telling you this? I wrote all of these scripts by myself in 2019. What’s my point? WORK ETHIC!”
WORK ETHIC!! Come on. Let’s go get 2020!!! pic.twitter.com/BzADIi1rAa
— Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) January 6, 2020
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
