Upcoming: The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry has stepped up his game since the poorly received Meet the Browns. His upcoming movie, The Family That Preys (due Sept. 12), follows the families of two women: socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard).

If there's any truth in advertising, this movie should bring together all of the themes Perry has been toying with since he made his transition from stage to screen: faith, family, class and fidelity. And because his stock as a filmmaker has been on a steady rise since he brought us Diary of a Mad Black Woman, he was able to fill this latest movie with a string of serious actors - both black and white.

We've mentioned Woodard and Bates, both cast perfectly as powerful yet endearing matriarchs. Their co-stars are equally impressive and familiar: Sanaa Lathan (Love and Basketball, Something New), KaDee Strickland (American Gangster, Private Practice), Rockmond Dunbar (Soul Food), Taraji Henson (Hustle & Flow), Cole Hauser (K-Ville), Robin Givens (no introduction needed since Boomerang and Mike Tyson).

Check out the TRAILER. Lathan looks absolutely stunning and is playing up the kind of bad girl persona that she dabbled with in her guest appearances on Nip/Tuck.