Is Tyler Perry studio open for tours

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UPDATED: The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans for a tour indefinitely. No new start date has been announced as of July 27, 2021.

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Here’s A Look Inside Tyler Perry Studios In Atlanta
How Big Is Tyler Perry Studios?
What Films Have Been Made At Tyler Perry Studios?
Is Tyler Perry Studios Open To The Public?
Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
Can you tour Tyler Perry Studios now?
How much is the Tyler Perry Studio?
What's filming at Tyler Perry Studios?
Where is the new Tyler Perry studio located?

Last month, Tyler Perry expressed a desire in interviews to open his sprawling 330-acre studio to public tours.

Today, Tyler Perry Studios announced on social media that this indeed will come to fruition some time in 2020.

Pricing, frequency and launch date will come later.

His studio is by far the largest in Georgia and in terms of acreage, bigger than any of the studios in Los Angeles.

Besides his 12 sound stages, he’ll be able to show off back lots featuring retail shops, a baseball field, a jail, a trailer park, a four-sided mansion and a duplicate White House.

There are also historic buildings from the time it was Fort McPherson, an army base. He purchased the property in 2015 for $30 million and has invested more than $250 million into the site with more to come.

This could become a popular tourist site on top of places such as the Georgia Aquarium, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and the Coca-Cola Museum.

For comparison, in Los Angeles, Sony Pictures Studios offers tours Monday through Friday four times a day for $50 per person. VIP tours are priced at $175 apiece. A more modest "coffee tour" is $135 per person.

A Paramount Studios two-hour tour is $60 apiece seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (The 4.5-hour VIP tour is $189 per person which includes lunch and greater access to behind-the-scenes areas.) The Warner Brothers studio tour starts at $69 per person and runs up to 14 a day. There is a “classics’ version at the same price and a deluxe $295 tour.

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Tyler Perry became a billionaire movie mogul by making movies out of his plays. He honed his craft until he became a household name. Now Tyler Perry Studios is one of the largest movie studios in the world.

If you’ve ever wanted to see inside it, here’s your chance to grab a glimpse of cinematic genius up close.

Here’s A Look Inside Tyler Perry Studios In Atlanta

With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia. Tyler Perry Studios is set up to lead the way for Atlanta as well as the state.

Perry prides himself on making films that relate to his audience despite the qualms from Hollywood producers to appeal to a wider demographic.

How Big Is Tyler Perry Studios?

Tyler Perry Studios sits on 350 acres, including 200 acres of greenspace. The property houses a movie studio, 40 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition, the property has 12 sound stages, all of which are named after cinema icons.

What Films Have Been Made At Tyler Perry Studios?

A short list of the productions he’s doing with BET Plus include:

Sistas,
The Oval
Bruh
Ruthless

Movies like Black Panther, Dolemite is My Name, Bad Boys For Life and Coming 2 America have also filmed at Tyler Perry Studios.

Is Tyler Perry Studios Open To The Public?

Save for the occasional private tour, COVID-19 pandemic has shut down any plans for a public tour at Tyler Perry Studios. Visitors are able to enter the grounds and drive around the roundabout to see a glimpse of the property beyond the front gates.

Aside from a visitor’s center, there’s nothing else an ordinary citizen can see at Tyler Perry Studios, but hopefully he will open it up for tours soon.

Here’s a video tour of Tyler Perry Studios given by the man himself:

Final Word

One thing is for certain: Perry is always hiring. Are you interested in becoming an actorin Atlanta? You’re in the right place!

Coming 2 America is just one of many films filmed in Atlanta. See our Movies Page for more.

With more than 900 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.

There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.

Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls

Can you tour Tyler Perry Studios now?

Is Tyler Perry Studios Open To The Public? Save for the occasional private tour, COVID-19 pandemic has shut down any plans for a public tour at Tyler Perry Studios. Visitors are able to enter the grounds and drive around the roundabout to see a glimpse of the property beyond the front gates.

How much is the Tyler Perry Studio?

The per-acre cost of the 330 acres deal was less than $91,000 an acre. Including the land purchase, Perry has invested about $250 million to build out the studios. Perry said he also is working on plans to invest another $200 million to build out a backlot.