An all-star forged together with Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks and Corey Hawkins star in a brand new musical interpretation of the 1982 novel.
In 1985, Steven Spielberg introduced Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Coloration Purple, to the large display screen and racked up Academy Award nominations for himself, for the movie’s stars, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Margaret Avery, and the movie’s composer, Quincy Jones. Warner Bros. now re-adapts the story primarily based on the musical model from director Blitz Bazawule, a multi-medium artist whose breakout first function is the extremely acclaimed The Burial of Kojo.
The official synopsis from Warner Bros. reads,
“A narrative of affection and resilience, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning story of 1 girl’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, however finally finds extraordinary energy and hope within the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.”
This new incarnation of the basic story options an ensemble forged that features Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), SAG Award winner and Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks (The Coloration Purple, Orange Is the New Black), Tony nominee and Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Ma Rainey’s Black Backside), Tony Award nominee Corey Hawkins (Six Levels of Separation, Within the Heights), Oscar- and Grammy-winning artist H.E.R. (Judas and the Black Messiah), Grammy nominee Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard, Ray), and Grammy-winning artist Fantasia Barrino in her main movement image debut.
The screenplay is by acclaimed playwright Marcus Gardley, who received a WGA Award for Maid. His script relies on the novel by Alice Walker and primarily based on the musical stage play, e book (of the musical stage play) by Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.
The unique’s star and director, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, produced the musical together with Scott Sanders and music icon Quincy Jones. Government producers on the film embrace Alice Walker, Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, Mara Jacobs, Adam Fell, Courtenay Valenti, Sheila Walcott and Michael Beugg.
The Coloration Purple is about to premiere later this 12 months on December 25.
