Tyler Perry claims that "Sister Act 3" is "more than anything" about Whoopi Goldberg.
The 52-year-old screenwriter wanted the third installment of the beloved movie franchise – about Deloris Van Cartier, a nightclub singer forced into a nunnery for her own safety and assuming the alter ego of Sister Mary Clarence – to reflect the 66-year-old funny lady's charisma on-screen in the 30-year-old trilogy.
Tyler explained to Entertainment Tonight, " "It's all about Whoopi. I wanted it to be like watching both of them. I want everyone who sees it to leave the theater feeling good about themselves."
During his Oscars address, Tyler Perry implores others to "refuse hate" and meet in the middle (USA TODAY)The director of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" wants the film to "honor" what has come before it in the series, which includes the 1992 film "Sister Act" and its sequel "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.""And as far as Whoopi goes, I just want to make sure she was honoring Deloris and the ladies and the nuns, and what they had done before," Tyler stated. It'll be fantastic."
They were "quite far down the road" with the pre-production portions of the movie, according to the 'Don't Look Up' star.
"We're fairly far down the line, both in terms of script and production," Tyler added.
Tyler originally indicated interest in a third 'Sister Act' film during a joint appearance with Whoopi Goldberg on Andy Cohen's 'What Happens Live!' in 2018, when he suggested she team up with comedian Tiffany Haddish.
"They should do Sister Act together," he suggested. Let's go for it."
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