Fort Madea? Tyler Perry is buying Ft McPherson?

The fate of Fort McPherson is now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry, after the agency overseeing the post's redevelopment voted Friday to wrap up the deal to sell him the bulk of the property.

The complicated sale, concluded after a year of contentious negotiations, formally closed Friday with the U.S. Army within hours of the vote. Perry, the actor, writer, producer and director, will control 330 of the fort's 488 acres for a planned movie studio, while the civilian agency will retain 144 acres for future redevelopment.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987