Weekly Wrap-up: The Gang's All Back for Tyler Perry's 'Married' Sequel

While Variety has confirmed that Janet Jackson is the first cast member to sign on for the sequel 'Why Did I Get Married Too,' Black Voices has learned that her other co-stars (Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Malik Yoba, Tyler Perry and Richard T. Jones) will be returning to the film as well. The only one not involved in the production is Denise Boutte, who played Scott's friend in the film. The movie is set for release on April 2, 2010, the start of next year's Easter weekend. The first flick, 'Why Did I Get Married?,' which was based on Perry's stage play, grossed $55 million domestically.

Earlier this year, Perry expressed to BV his desire to do a sequel.

The 13th annual American Black Film Festival got rolling this week (June 24-27) in Miami, after being held in Los Angeles for the past five years. Among the films shown are Robert Townsend's documentary 'Why We Laugh' and 'Preacher's Kid,' starring Essence Atkins and Letoya Luckett. Tired of being a preacher's daughter and longing to experience more of life, twentysomething Angie King strikes out on her own for the first time by joining a traveling gospel show. In this modern-day rendition of the 'Prodigal Son,' Angie soon discovers that life on the road is tough, but she fears going home with nothing to show for herself or, worse, to a father who no longer loves her.