Tyler Perry's DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS

I went to a casting call for Tyler Perry Productions last month, and was asked to come in on the first day of shooting to be an extra on Tyler Perry's newest film "DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS".  This movie is the reverse-Cinderella tale centering on a successful attorney (Gabrielle Union) who falls in love with a financially challenged mechanic (Idris Elba) who is a single father of three children. The relationship hits a snag when the janitor's ex-wife comes back into his life and threatens to take away their kids. Also starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Malinda Williams, Terri J. Vaughn, and Lou Gossett, Jr. 

On June 19th, we shot a restaurant scene at Table 1280 at the beautiful Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta.  It's a scene where Union's character meets up with her two other friends to talk about her fairly new relationship with Elba's character.  She is criticized because of his status. 

It was a fun shoot and I got to meet a ton of people!  It was also one of the shortest shoots ever - we were only there for 10 hours! (For those not in the business, that may sound CRAZY to you!)  But I really believe TP takes care of his people and is very organized.  And he is MUCH taller in person than I thought.  He's a big dude!  I respect him even more because this man COMMANDS attention!  I am sure he will continue to do great things in the entertainment business. 

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