As the release of the reimagined movie musical The Color Purple approaches, Oprah Winfrey is opening up about her experience making the original film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name.
conducted between Winfrey — who is an executive producer on the upcoming film — and some members of the new cast before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Winfrey said that she couldn’t “even begin to tell what it means to ” that they chose to take on this project.She then revealed that “they were only offering $35,000 to be in this film,” but she deemed it “the best $35,000 ever earned.”The remake will be released in Australian cinemas in January.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, the 1985 film followed Celie — an African-American woman living in Georgia in the early 1900s — over the course of 40 years, as she battled the abuse of both her father and eventually, the abuse her of husband . The film was a sensation, grossing nearly $100 million in 1985 dollars and earning 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Winfrey. The film was later adapted into a musical in 2005, perWinfrey also commended the work of the “beautiful Black women bearing witness to the story,” which include Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., and Fantasia Barrino. Brooks, who is taking on Winfrey’s role of Sofia, thanked Winfrey for “laying the blueprint for Sofia.
“Because I know that she’s changed your life, and I can feel that mine is about to shift, too,” she added. “Thank you for leaving space for me but also being there, to hold my hand and answer that phone call when I needed you. You have been such a light, such a beautiful soul.”“I didn’t realise in that moment that you were going to take the baton and run with it!” she exclaimed.
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