.fantasia, thedanieb, and HERMusicx will star in the reboot of the classic 1985 film and Broadway musical.
), will play Celie’s abusive husband. H.E.R. will play Squeak, the wife of Mister’s son, and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia, originally portrayed by Winfrey.
Brooks, who is both an actress and a singer, is best known for her role as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on Netflix’sShe shared a video of the moment she got the call from Oprah that she would be taking on her iconic role.of the film. “I don’t know anybody who’s ever been associated with it whose life didn’t get enhanced. Everything comes from the original words of Alice Walker, which were grounded in love, really. Love of this community. Love of these people. Love of those characters.
Sanders said that with Bazawule behind the camera, the film will have more elements of magical realism than its gritty original. “Incorporating magical realism in this version of the story gives the audience a chance to go inside of Celie’s imagination,” Sanders said. “In the early stages of Celie’s story, she is meek and small and in many ways passive. So we don’t really understand what’s going on inside that head of hers. We know there’s a lot going on, but we don’t know necessarily what it is.”begins filming in Georgia next month, and a release date is yet to be announced. Stay tuned for more details.
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