Last week, Lionsgate announced that the studio would be teaming up with Tyler Perry for at least 2 more movies – another Madea picture, and a second film that wasn’t revealed.

We’ve learned today that Perry will produce an English-language remake of the South Korean hit dramedy “Miss Granny,” which was released in 2014. The remake, which will be targeted at black audiences specifically, will be produced in a partnership between Perry’s 34th Street Films and South Korean media company CJ E&M.

The original “Miss Granny” was directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk and starred Na Moon-hee as a woman in her 70s who magically finds herself in the body of her 20-year-old self (played by Shim Eun-kyung) after having her picture taken at a mysterious photo studio.




After opening in theaters on January 22, 2014, it became a huge box office hit in the country, with a reported 8.65 million tickets sold. To date, the film has earned the equivalent of about $61.8 million, placing it at number 13 on the all-time Korean box office chart. Internationally, outside of South Korean, it’s grossed a total of $59.6 million.

CJ E&M and Beijing Century Media co-produced a Chinese remake titled “20 Once Again,” which was released in January 2015.

There was also a Vietnamese remake titled “Sweet 20,” which was released in December 2015.

And a Japanese remake titled “Suspicious Girl” released in April of this year.

Thai and Indonesian remakes are scheduled for release in 2017.

Clearly, it’s a popular film across Asia. And now Tyler Perry hopes his remake with an African American cast, will be just as popular in the USA.

“We could not find a partner more suitable for the English-language remake of ‘Granny,’ than Tyler Perry Studio,” CJ E&M said in a statement. “We expect to see a great English remake, as the company is very strong at making comedies with family bonds at their core.”

It’s not said whether this will be the second film Perry will produce with Lionsgate, although Lionsgate subsidiary Pantelion Films will handle distribution in North America of a Spanish-Language remake of the original film, which is targeted primarily at the Hispanic community in the U.S. It too is expected to release in 2018.

No word on casting in Perry’s remake at this time.

Watch a trailer for the original South Korean film below: