Taraji P. Henson and Tyler Perry love working collectively. The duo have a collaborative relationship that’s produced three movies to date and altered the sport for Henson’s profession, after Perry turned the primary Hollywood government to each give her a number one function and pay her a good wage. The Coloration Purple star has spoken usually about pay disparity within the film trade and her private battle to be compensated pretty, even after being nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. After the ceremony, Perry reportedly referred to as Henson, providing her her first main function in I Can Do Unhealthy All by Myself.
Earlier than that, they’d labored collectively in 2008’s The Household That Preys. “I’m grateful to Tyler for placing me on the highway to being paid my value. It was he who gave me a good wage to star in his film, which in the end raised my quote — the baseline pay I may negotiate going into subsequent film offers,” the actress wrote in her 2016 memoir, Across the Method Woman.
Their third, and to date, ultimate venture collectively was the 2018 psychological thriller movie Acrimony by which Henson performs a scorned ex-wife with violent tendencies looking for revenge after her over-achieving husband spends all their financial savings on a ardour venture. The film was not effectively obtained by critics or audiences, however Perry’s standing and Henson’s expertise have made it a cult traditional, with many hoping the story will get a continuation by way of a sequel.
Is Acrimony 2 occurring?
Regardless of hypothesis and a justifiable share of pretend fan posters circulating on social media, there have been no official experiences a few attainable Acrimony sequel. The movie, nevertheless, has simply undergone a renaissance on-line after a current displaying on BET triggered the talk once more about which get together was proper within the movie’s battle.
Concurrently, American comic and actor Desi Banks’ feedback on the shortage of assist from an ex-girlfriend when he was beginning out in comedy, and a viral TikTok rant from person ReesaTeesa about relationship a narcissistic pathological liar drew comparisons to the film, even incentivizing those that had by no means watched the film to alter that situation.
Acrimony is likely to be sporting a harsh 18% ranking from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, however it’s clearly left a mark on those that’ve watched it and nonetheless use it as a cultural reference for present-day occasions. The current buzz and its a lot friendlier 61% viewers rating would possibly simply encourage Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios to make that sequel in any case.