is "gatsby" the go-to movie, or will it be tyler perry? - if you are looking at what's going to win this weekend between the two of them, "gatsby" is going to do better. but it is a film that warner brothers is obviously looking at very closely, because it's a $100-million budget. some people are trying to project it is going to do $40 million this weekend. i don't think it's going to do that high. maybe in the mid $20s. - and you saw "gatsby." - yeah. it's not good. it's pointless. - you did not love it? - no. - all right, let's move on to what is coming up this summer. we are taking a look at what the scene will look like for paramount this summer, and we have "star trek: into darkness" and "world war z." - yeah. they only have two films on the docket this summer. "star trek: into darkness," which opens next weekend, very curious. it's gotten some mixed reviews so far from critics, and the studio is doing a very interesting thing, is that they are holding now press screenings from the remaining press until the day it opens in imax screen

much untilealize how tyler perry and lion's gate gave me the opportunity to be part of this, i did not realize how much has changed. i think our children stay with children long as our used to. nomany young people hvave way at all to associate with something called julia. she had the baby. you don't realize what a step that was at that time. what steps? she was a nurse. she had a job and it seemed a lot of white people worked there, too. but they don't do that. powell spoke about what we allow our children to watch on television. he made it known to us that we are responsible for what they watch. we are creating something that we should be very careful with. as we became more successful, everyone has televisions in each ?oom, why don't you to what wastivity happening when i came along and you came along his not there. it, but it is not there. i don't know if i should be glad of that or if i should be -- tavis: offended by it. how did you handle the push back in real time in 1968? that was a little too soft and made white people feel good about themselves. >> thank god i had come to thi

>> jimmy: this movie is advertised as tyler perry's "the peeples." did he direct this?ining a light on new filmmakers. it's written and directed by a woman, tina gordon chism. she's super funny and great. but he's the producer. it's a tyler perry presents production. so he was our fairy godfather. he paid for everything. the film was sort of this script that was floating around that i was attached to. then tyler came along and made it happen. >> jimmy: i'm glad you mentioned that. because i just optioned a television project called whoop it up that i would love to get -- maybe it's something we could work on together. >> tyler could make it happen. he would come into town and make things look better. and you would have a bigger trailer and funnier lines and then he would go away. >> jimmy: your co-stars are two of my favorite guys. craig robinson from "the office," david allen greer. [ cheers and applause ] >> two amazing guys. >> jimmy: i will say that craig robinson is your boyfriend. does not seem that realistic to me. >> he is super loveable. i adore him in a teddy

tonight, jay welcos -- tyler perry. from the new movie, "now you see me," isla fisher. and the music of shout out louds. and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here. ladies and gentlemen, thank you. thank you. history is made here, this week, in southern california. ic garcetti has become l.a.'s first jewish mayor. how about that? first jewish mayor. [ cheers and applause ] and -- yeah. and unlike anthony weiner, he didn't have to drop his pants to prove it. so, there you go. [ applause ] i'm sure you know by now, anthony weiner, the peter twter -- you know that whole story -- [ laughter ] well, he announced he is running for mayor of new york city. but he's having some problems. a lot of democrats are distancing themselves from him. they think he doesn't represent the party. what are they -- it doesn't represent the party? every day, the whi house gets caught with their pantdown. [ l

and then taken it to a production house and maybe get it made. >> host: would you star it in like tyler perry. >> guest: i'm not a actor. >> host: are you still a lawyer? >> guest: i am not practicing but still a lawyer. i haven't been disbarred. >> host: john, west lake village. i have no idea what your state is, john, tell us your state. >> caller: california. >> host: thank you, sir. >> caller: i guess i have three questions. number one, do you have any children? number two, do you treat your children or would you advise treating your children the way your father treated you? and number three, does the way your father treated you affect your relationship with people and the way that you approach political discussions? in other words do you consider the use of people when theytive agree with you? >> guest: thank you for that. i think the first question was, how do i feel -- >> do you have children. >> guest: thank you. no. i don't. and people have asked me whether or not my not having children had to do with the way my father and my mother raised me. i think probably so. i remember watching

"the great gatsby," $50 million; "pain & gain," "tyler perry" and "42" coming in at a virtual tie at $4 million. coming up this weekend, "star trek into darkness." a lot of controversy on this one. a very late screening for critics. and what are critics saying? - most critics aren't being subjected to screenings until the night it opens in imax, which was yesterday, wednesday night. the reviews of the movie so far have been pretty positive. it seems like paramount might have hedged their bets and sort of walked away from the table, got their positive reviews and then left the rest of us in a lurch. privately, a lot of people are saying a lot of negative things about the movie. it is going to be curious to see, when it comes out, if those negative reviews impact it at all. - what should people see this weekend? - "mud." matthew mcconaughey and reese witherspoon. it is the only movie in theaters worth seeing. - okay, coming up this summer, lots to talk about hero with fox having some potentially big hits. "epic," that could be one. - yeah, "epic." well, they've got the second biggest h

tonight, jay welcomes -- tyler perry. from the new movie, "now you see me," isla fisher. and the music of shout out louds. and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here. ladies and gentlemen, thank you. thank you. history is made here, this week, in southern california. eric garcetti has become l.a.'s first jewish mayor. how about that? first jewish mayor. [ cheers and applaus

and i want to make it a play first along the lines of what tyler perry did.and then take it to a production house and maybe get it made. >> host: would you star in it like tyler perry does? >> guest: no, i'm not an actor. [laughter] >> host: are you still a lawyer? practicing lawyer? >> guest: i am. i'm not practicing, but i'm still a lawyer. i haven't been disbarred. >> host: john's in west lake village, and i have no idea what your state is, because it's all run off the screen. tell us your state and go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: california. >> host: thank you, sir. >> caller: i guess i have three questions. number one, do you have any children? number two, do you treat your children or would you advise treating your children the way your father treated you? and, number three, does the, does the way your father treated you affect your relationship with people and the way that you approach political discussion? in other words, do you consider yourself -- [inaudible] of the people when they disagree with you? >> guest: well, thank you for

this weekend marks the premier of both "the great gatsby" and the tyler perry movie "peoples." they're being marketed to different demographics. so in the spirit of bringing people together, the producers of the film have done something unprecedented. they've gotten together and created a third movie they believe everyone can enjoy. >> in a world of glamour and deck dan decadence, one man subpoena getting ready to meet his girlfriend's rich parents. but underneath that wealth lies a bigamistry. -- big mystery. >> why is my man throwing away all those perfectly good shirts? that's wasteful. it's a bhu vie that will move you, transport you and make you bawl to the bay you fall. "the gatspeeples." word up. >> jimmy: here's a study you might want to pay attention to. the university of south brittany in france did a research project. they found that carrying guitar can double your chances of getting a date with a woman. they asked a guy to go up to 300 women and ask for their phone number. then he was empty handed, 14% gave the guy his phone number. if he had a guitar, it was 31%. i

this movie is advertised as tyler perry's "the peeples." did he direct this?er now in this business. he's signing new filmmakers. but he's the producer. so he was our fairy godfather. the film was sort of this script that was floating around that i was attached to. then tyler came along and made it happen. >> jimmy: i'm glad you mentioned. because i just optioned a television project called whoop it up that i would love to get -- maybe it's something we ask work on together. >> jimmy: tyler would make it happen. he would come into town and make things look better. and you would have a bigger trarl and funnier lines and then he would go away. >> jimmy: your co-stars are two of my favorite guys. although i will say craig robinson, your boyfriend, does not seem that realistic to me. >> he's super loveable. i adore him in a teddy bear smushy kind of -- >> jimmy: no one wants to date a teddy bear. >> my character might have sex with him. >> jimmy: he's not technically a teddy bear. and jason allen greer plays your dad. that's kind of weird to me. >> he's older than

tomorrow night, tyler perry will be here. jimmy fallon happening now. jimmy!se ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: exciting. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. you guys feeling good? [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. welcome to the show, you guys. everybody, thank you for watching at home. here's what people are talking about. vice president joe biden -- we love joe biden. our monologue definitely loves joe biden. [ laughter ] well, he met with two undocumented immigrants this week to promote the new immigration bill. of course, when they learned they had to sit down with biden, they went ahead and deported themselves. [ laughter ] it was very interesting. never been done before. [ cheers and applause ] i said, "this is too

the great gatsby is projected to make $51 million, and tyler perry's peeples had just $3 million.heerleader today. he's supporting wounded warriors competing in colorado. we'll show you how he got into the action, too. Ñe >>> prince harry bonded with wounded veterans at the warrior games under way in colorado. harry served as a combat helicopter pilot in afghanistan, and veterans said that made him easy to talk to. max foster reports from colorado springs. >> prince harry throwing himself into a game of sitting volleyball. throwing himself around a bit more than the other players. this was a team practice for the warrior games. a paralympics for wounded war heroes. >> it was like having another friend. a co-colleague, co-partner, player. yeah. he was just like one of us. >> so happy and privileged to be here today. happy because colorado is a beautiful state, obviously, but privileged because of the fine athletes we find ourselves amongst. i find myself serving along uk/u.s. trooped in helmand provence along with others overseas. some of them voices on the radio to myself. others

rounding out the top five, jackie robinson biopic, 42, and peeples opening with dismal opening with tyler perry'stached to it. >> tomorrow marks one month since the boston marathon bombing. now, you're probably familiar with the two names of the people who planned and carried it out, the tsarnaev brothers were even captured on surveillance cameras before their bombs exploded. it's frustrating for people in boston to see the video knowing police weren't even looking for them. >> the photos, the video, it's all there. the tsarnaev brothers with back packs working their way through the crowd for at least 11 minutes, and none of it mattered. the bombs exploded anyway. one reason, no one was watching. the cameras were passive. recording all of the calm before, all the chaos after. and incapable of preventing the crime despite multiple surveillance cameras at the scene. for it to be preventative, what needs to happen? >> you would need the cameras at the right place at the right time, being monitored, not just by people but by trained people who know what they're looking for, who would be able to see s

. >> this is a tyler perry production? >> he produced it. is an african-american first-time director. she wrote "atl" and "drumline." and she wrote the script, and had the wisdom, the forethought, the genius, to cast me, david alan grier. >> three-time tony nominee. >> three-time tony nominee. >> which i hate to bring up three-time loser. ♪ it's the way that you look at it ♪ >> no, i love going there. i love going there. people are like, weren't you sad when you lost? and i was, not really. >> just happy to be there? >> i just liked being in the seat. >> did you know that kathie's musical was nominated for a tony? >> god bless you. >> carol lee carmello was nominated. >> does she have a nominated play? >> no. >> oh, so sad. >> she has a new dog. >> i don't think they give tonys out for dogs. >> you never know. >> are we going to like "peeples" if we actually go to a theater near us on friday? >> you will love it. you will love it. you will love it. it's very funny. kerry looks fabulous as always. >> you know what -- >> enough with her. >> wh

. >> john: i will be writing a screenplay called tyler perry's medea heckles the president. medea benjamin, cofounder of global exchange, many thanks for your time and for explaining why you did what you did. >> thanks so much for having me on john. >> john: a panel joins me after the break to talk about the questions of national security. will we really change what we're doing with drones? that's ahead. now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackso

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now to the latest offering from tyler perry. "peeples" starring kerry washington. family. >> this is wade walker. everybody. >> guilty. >> yeah, and he is my friend. >> how wonderful. >> and also, we're in a relationship. >> ha-ha. reviews on this one mixed from the critic of the "l.a. times." an infectious warm comedy of family and communication. these peeples are people one should be happy to meet. this slam from the "st. loui post dispatoediaout privileged esse colors "peeples" is palatable ii acid. i think he is referring to >> yowsa. >> out of the two i will s >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now" -- torture chamber. that's what prosecutors in cleveland say suspected kidnapper ariel castro had in his house. getting new disturbing details from the women held there for a decade. >>> changed forever. controversial cleveland hero charles ramsey says his life will never be the same since that day he saw amanda berry in his neighborhood. >> if i could do this all over again? come out with the same happy ending. keep your money. >> hear

filmmaker and actor tyler perry showed up at a columbus middle school friday, also donating $100,000lp student athletes there. the columbus dispatch says that perry saw a local tv report about under-funded after-school activities and decided to chip in. >>> well, it is not the weather they were hoping for, but the jersey shore is back in business on this dreary holiday weekend. nearly seven months after superstorm sandy devastated the area. yesterday, new jersey governor chris christie was on "the today show" to cut a five-mile ribbon to officially start the summer season. nbc's michelle franzen is wearing what appears to be a parka in may. >> reporter: if i had gloves on, i would wear them, too. >> how are the crowds there, despite the gloomy weather? >> reporter: you know, despite the gloomy weather here, craig, everybody is having a good time. i have to say hats off to them, this is what they want to be doing on this memorial day weekend. since the businesses made this their goal to reopen, of course, the unofficial kickoff to summer, as well as the big massive project, billions t

. >> and tyler perry had seen the piece.e for us called the dare to dream house. when the children come from all different parts of the world, that's where they stay and heal. >> and then when they get fixed here hopefully and then is your idea they get reintroduced and taken home and go back to their previous life? how does that work? >> the thing is even though we helped about 160 children, there's been almost 1,000 follow-up visits because we follow-up with the children until they're 21. the shriner's children hospital are my lifeline because they provide all of the prosthetics, surgery, for these children. >> for example if someone came from syria now, you can't send them back given that there's a civil war. what would happen? >> i have a syrian boy here now actually. i went to turkey to get him which took me three months. he is here. i filed for humanitarian parole. didn't have a passport. he carried his brother across the border literally and now if he goes back to turkey, they'll deport him. so it's an issue as his br

. >> this is a tyler perry production? >> he produced it.ng up is a three-time loser. ♪ it's the way that you look at it ♪ >> i love going there. i love going there. it's like people are like, weren't you sad when you lost? and i was, not really. i was just like being in the seat, you know. >> did you know that kathie's musical was nominated for a tony. >> carol lee carmello was nominated. >> does she have a nominated play? >> no. >> she has a new dog. >> i don't think they give tonys out for dogs. >> you never know. >> are we going to like "peoples" if you go to a theater near us on friday? >> you'll love it it's very funny. kerry looks fabulous as always. >> you know what -- >> enough with her. >> why do you keep saying her name over and over. >> they made me get naked for this move vie. >> the director goes, just from the chin down. we need you naked, but this is technical. >> was this your first nude scene? >> no, it wasn't, i felt like such a -- used. >> did you feel used and abused. >> did you feel -- >> it was really cold that night.

with a new lion to speak to a new -- >> when you look at the cultural landscape, pop culture, have tyler perry and that is it. everything else is sort of inculcating a different value. to pick up on something that you mentioned earlier, this notion of the tear any of secularism -- of secularism. as we see that making forward, weaving its way into the government, how do you combat that, how do you answer that, without being labeled as your fellow adherents as being extremist? well, i think that -- repeat that question again. , i know.ed more time you need to buy a vowel here. how do you make the statement and in the pop culture, in a hardening of a secular society, recently secular, how do you make the case for your faith, how do you try to change part about being labeled as you are in many -- and many of your -- asce as in toleranc intolerant? >> if you think about it, the challenge to religious liberty seems to fall into two categories. what is the tear in the of the majority toward the unpopular minority. the latter-day saints have that in our history, and every faith group represented along