Peacemaker's Danielle Brooks has been cast in The Color Purple. Blitz Bazawule is directing a new [...]
Peacemaker's Danielle Brooks has been cast in The Color Purple. Blitz Bazawule is directing a new version scheduled to release in 2023. Brooks will be playing Sofia across from American Idol winner Fantasia's Celie. Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, and H.E.R. will also be starring in the project. As the original film racked up both accolades and critical acclaim, there are some big shoes to fill for these women.
"I am here representing all things purple to tell you that you are our Sophia," she explained."I'm so happy to pass whatever baton from 35 -- almost 40 -- years ago to you. And I know you're gonna kill it." Sofia will always have my heart and I am ready to pass the purple baton on to the incredible @thedanieb who will bring her version to a new generation. See y’all at the movies when The Color Purple: The Musical hits theaters on December 20, 2023! pic.twitter.com/XkOh6b16Qu
— Oprah Winfrey February 4, 2022 Brooks was so emotional as she promised to make Oprah proud. Then the star responded,"You already have. I wanted to be the one to tell you because you know I have such love for her, this character, everything she represents and everything she brought to my life. And what I'm hoping is that she does the same thing for you.""So, crazy enough, James Gunn watched 'Orange Is the New Black.' He was a fan.
0commentsBrooks added,"So we ended up having a meeting, and we just hit it off. I explained to him [that] I've never seen anyone like myself in this world. It was really exciting for James to say, 'I like you the way you are. I don't want you to get all this training and try to lose 100 pounds' or all this stuff… He didn't try to make me fit into his world. He said, 'You already fit.' I really appreciated that.
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