"It’s not a competition, but I reference Bond as a template for the type of film we’re going for," the star said in an interview with Total Film magazine.
"John is a leading character in a film that he’s the hero of. That’s the comparison I’m making. Some films do them well – Bond is one of them."
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Madea, Perry says, was inspired by the female family members he grew up alongside. "Madea is a cross between my mother and my aunt," he told USA Today in 2019. "She’s the type of grandmother that was on every corner when I was growing up… She’s a strong figure where I come from, in my part of the African-American community."
The character started life in Petty's 1999 play I Can Do Bad All By Myself (not to be confused with his later film of the same name, which has a totally different plot), and then featured again in his stage follow-up Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which would later form the basis of the first movie. Read More...
Carr was convicted of perverting the course of justice in the 2002 Soham murders case for providing her then-boyfriend Ian Huntley with a false alibi.
The decision to explore the case from Carr’s perspective proved a controversial one when the series aired on Channel 5, with some fans accusing the show of painting her as a victim.
Jemma Carlton takes on the lead role of Maxine, starring alongside Line of Duty's Scott Reid as Huntley, as well as Steve Edge and Natalie Britton as journalists. Read More...
