Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) announced that production on the comedy TYLER PERRY’S SINGLE MOM’S CLUB commenced today, Monday, November 26th. The film, written and directed by Tyler Perry, is being filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Perry will also star in the film alongside Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Amy Smart, Zulay Henao, Cocoa Brown, Ryan Eggold, William Levy, Terry Crews and Eddie Cibrian. Perry is producing the film with Ozzie Areu and Matt Moore via the Tyler Perry Studios banner. The film is slated to be released theatrically on May 9, 2014.

Brought together by an incident at their children’s school, a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond, and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life, as well as their inner strength to overcome their personal challenges.