Lionsgate has acquired worldwide rights to Tyler Perry's next picture "Daddy's Little Girl". Perry ("Madea's Family Reunion", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman") has signed on to write, produce and direct the project and Reuben Cannon will produce.

The story is a heartfelt, reverse Cinderella ("Cindefella") tale about a young, beautiful and successful female attorney who falls in love with a single father of three daughters who works as a janitor in her office building. Despite her father's strong objections, love triumphs in the end.

The film is fast tracked for a June production start date with a theatrical release set for February 2007, following the successful release pattern for Tyler Perry's two previous hits.