![]() Nettie, Celie’s sister, appears mostly at the beginning of the story but has a vital role because of the siblings’ close relationship. Photo credit: MATT WINKELMEYERGETTY IMAGES Below, Oprah shares her thoughts on why each performer chosen is the perfect person for each role. “From day one, finding a cast that could live up to the musical has been the exciting opportunity,” Oprah says. The upcoming adaptation was a chance to assemble another memorable cast. The musical’s 2015 Broadway revival was no less star-studded, with Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, and Danielle Brooks in the lead roles. The 2005 premiere of The Color Purple musical featured Broadway notables like LaChanze, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry. The original film adaptation of The Color Purple had a legendary ensemble cast, including Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Mister, Rae Dawn Chong as Squeak, Lawrence Fishburne as Swain, and, of course, Oprah as Sofia. The movie’s cast is star-studded-and Oprah has thoughts on every cast member. For now, you can stream the original movie. No word on whether the movie will also premiere on HBO Max, like Warner Bros.’s 2021 releases have. We’ll have to wait for a late 2023 release.Īccording to Warner Bros., The Color Purple will arrive in theaters on December 20, 2023. Here are her thoughts on each casting choice and everything else you need to know about this next evolution of The Color Purple. While Oprah didn’t hand-deliver casting news to every performer as she did with Brooks, she was deeply invested in choosing the perfect person for each role. “Whatever it is for me, I know it will show up for me. “It only comes once you say, ‘Okay, God, I’m going to let it go,’” said Oprah. Brooks, who’d heard Oprah’s story, had the word surrender tattooed on her right forearm to commemorate that lesson, which she showed to Oprah. Years ago, Oprah wrote that she had wanted the part so badly, she became “obsessed.” She started singing the hymn “I Surrender All” as a way to mentally let go-and only then, after she surrendered, did she get the call from Spielberg to come to L.A. ![]() What I’m hoping is that she does the same thing for you,” Oprah said.īrooks shared how Oprah’s connection to The Color Purple has already changed her. “I wanted to be the one to tell you because I have such love of this character and everything she represents, everything she brought to my life. Oprah decided to tell Brooks the news because of the powerful impact playing Sofia had on her. I know you’re going to kill it.” A tearful Brooks responded, “My heart is so full. “I am so happy to pass whatever baton from 35, 40 years ago to you. “I am representing all things ‘Purple’ to tell you that you are our Sofia,” Oprah said. Instead, Oprah appeared to officially tell her she’d won the part of Sofia. In a surprise meeting over Zoom, Brooks arrived believing she was meeting director Bazawule for a final conversation. Set to premiere in 2023, the film will be directed by Blitz Bazawule, who also helmed Beyoncé’s Black Is King.Marcus Gardley ( The Chi) wrote the script, which Oprah says is now infused with a kind of magical realism: “We get to see and feel what’s going on in Celie’s imagination.”Īs one of the perks of being a producer, Oprah got to personally deliver the news to Danielle Brooks, who starred in the 2015 Broadway production as Sofia. Oprah calls Alice Walker’s seminal novel, first published in 1983, one of the “national anthems for women’s empowerment.” Celie, the protagonist of The Color Purple, endures the unimaginable while growing up in rural Georgia-and triumphs, thanks in part to the support of the book’s other women protagonists, Sofia and Shug Avery. “To reinvent the movie at this time is to reinvent a phenomenon,” says Oprah. Oprah will help bring The Color Purple musical-which first premiered on Broadway in 2005-to the screen. Oprah is returning to the story in a new role as one of the producers, joining forces with Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders, producer of the Broadway musical. I was doing work that I loved, and I was surrounded by others who were equally passionate. “Being in that movie changed everything for me. Oprah said she felt “deep down joy” while filming The Color Purple. In 1985, Oprah made her acting debut as Sofia in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple-and earned an Academy Award nomination. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below."
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