When Charles Gregory lost his battle with Covid-19 in early April, Tyler Perry took to social media to pay tribute to the Emmy-nominated hairstylist with whom he’d collaborated since 2006 on projects like “House of Payne” and “Madea Goes to Jail.” It’s why, in reopening Tyler Perry Studios and beginning production on his Bet series “Sistas” on July 8, Perry says he and his team are taking the utmost precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic. “After losing a crew member, it hit home with all of us. It was a wake-up call,” Perry tells Variety.
Heightened safety and sanitation procedures in the middle of this health crisis seem like a massive job. What do you anticipate?
It’s an enormous undertaking and an enormous cost to the budget. And I just have to say that Scott Mills at Bet and Bob Bakish [at ViacomCBS] were completely understanding of what that meant [financially]. But...
Heightened safety and sanitation procedures in the middle of this health crisis seem like a massive job. What do you anticipate?
It’s an enormous undertaking and an enormous cost to the budget. And I just have to say that Scott Mills at Bet and Bob Bakish [at ViacomCBS] were completely understanding of what that meant [financially]. But...
- 5/20/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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