IT’S HERE. WARNER BROS. RELEASES TRAILER FOR THE MUSICAL DRAMA “THE COLOR PURPLE”

THE 1985 film of Steven Spielberg. The Color Purple drove fans to tears of heartbreak, anger, and victory.

The film, which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, portrayed the adversity and triumph of Celie Harris, played by Whoopi Goldberg, and other black women in the south in the early 1900s.

It’s a story of black female struggle, with elements that still hold true today in modern America. The film was adapted from Alice Walker’s 1982 novel of the same name.

Oprah Winfrey was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the film, and she credits the movie for her current success.

The Broadway musical adaptation, written by playwright Marsha Norman, first performed in 2005 and then again in 2015, was nominated for eleven Tony awards in 2006, winning one, and won two Tony awards in 2016.

Though both adaptations were based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the new film adaptation will be based on the Broadway musical.

A bold new take on the beloved classic boasts a star-studded cast that includes Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., Halle Bailey and Fantasia Barrino, in her film debut.

Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones.

Watch the trailer:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/cjrH-VwiFvA

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About “The Color Purple”

“The Color Purple” is a story about the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond. This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones.

The screenplay is by Marcus Gardley (“Maid,” “The Chi”), based on the novel by Alice Walker and based on the musical stage play, book (of the musical stage play) by Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray. The executive producers Alice Walker, Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, Mara Jacobs, Adam Fell, Courtenay Valenti, Sheila Walcott and Michael Beugg.

The cast includes Taraji P. Henson (“What Men Want,” “Hidden Figures”), Danielle Brooks (“Peacemaker,” “Orange Is the New Black”), Colman Domingo (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Fear the Walking Dead”), Corey Hawkins (“In the Heights,” “BlacKkKlansman”), H.E.R. (“Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Beauty and the Beast: A 30 th Celebration”), Halle Bailey (“The Little Mermaid,” “Grown-ish”), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard,” “If Beale Street Could Talk”), and Fantasia Barrino (in her major motion picture debut).

In cinemas January 24, 2024, “The Color Purple” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Discovery company.

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(ROHN ROMULO)