Aside from directing, writing and producing, Tyler Perry is widening his horizons, the latest is his venturing into acting, where he lands a role in "Brain on Fire". Perry plays as a newspaper editor and the boss of Chloe Grace Moretz's character. The film will revolve on the true story of a New York Post journalist who investigates on her own almost unexplainable mental breakdown journey.
Tyler Perry, who recently appeared in "Gone Girl", will portray the role of Richard, Susannah Cahalan's boss at the New York Post, reports Cinema Blend. According to Deadline, among Perry's work as a director includes "For Better or Worse", "If Loving You is Wrong" and "The Haves and Have Nots" which are series of OWN.
Meanwhile, Susan Cahalan is a young journalist played by Chloe Grace Moretz. The film is based on the true to life story of Susannah as she wrote in her book Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. At the age of 24, starting to climb the ladder to success, Susannah suddenly finds herself in a mental hospital without any memory of how she got there. She uses her journalist skills to find out the cause of what she went through by interviewing family and friends, the nurses and doctors who took care of her, as well as studying security footage from the hospital. She later on discovers something life-changing.
We Got This Covered adds that Tyler Perry's character, who supervises Susannah, will be surprised to see the young journalist's life put to waste and worries about what could become of her with her condition. Meanwhile, other additional cast are Jenny Slate (Obvious Mind) and Richard Mann (Me, Earl and the Dying Girl). "Brain on Fire" is also seen as an awards venue for Moretz.
For those who cannot wait for the movie, the book Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness could do for now.
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