Fantasia And Danielle Brooks To Star In ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Movie At Warner Bros

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment tweeted a Black History Month tribute today “spotlighting some of our favorite DC characters” including Will Smith’s Deadshot, Jurnee Smollett’s Black Canary and Idris Elba’s Bloodsport. Fans began responding with photos of Ray Fisher as Cyborg in Warner Bros. Justice League and sent #IStandWithRayFisher trending on Twitter.

“I feel like we are left as a team, as a unit, and it took a journey for us to get there, but we finally do,” says Peacemaker star Danielle Brooks of the first season of the HBO Max series from James Gunn.

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reported was filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court Monday. In fact, Warner Media ordered its entire 2021 roster to be released on their sister platform HBO Max, while moving up the release date for “The Matrix Resurrections” from its originally scheduled 2022 premiere to December 2021, attorneys for Village Roadshow claimed in the filing.“WB’s sole purpose in moving the release date of ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ forward was to create a desperately needed wave of year-end HBO Max premium subscriptions from what it knew would be a blockbuster film, despite knowing full well that it would decimate the film’s box office revenue and deprive Village Roadshow of any economic upside that WB and its affiliates would enjoy,” the suit stated.Village Roadshow also claims to be the victim of “rampant piracy” facilitated by the streaming release, adding that Warner Bros.

ABC News special “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising” to reveal that she will play the role of Sofia in the new flick.Brooks, 32, portrayed the character during the show’s run on Broadway and even earned a Tony nomination in 2016.“My heart is so full, thank you,” Brooks happily sobbed on the special. “And I tell you, Ms. Oprah, I did not get to thank you enough the first time.

Released in 1985, “The Color Purple” is one of the most celebrated films of the modern era. The film earned 10 Oscar nominations and is considered a landmark achievement.

The casting for the highly anticipated The Color Purple movie musical has finally been announced!

Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino have been brought on board the cast of Blitz Bazawule's forthcoming movie, adapted from the Broadway musical.Brooks has been tapped to play Sofia, a role that she played on Broadway during the 2015 revival production, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. Barrino, meanwhile, will be reprising the role of Celie, which he first portrayed in her Broadway debut in 2007.The casting news was announced Thursday, as part of the ABC News special During the special, Brooks rewatched the moment she was surprised with the news of her casting with a special Zoom call from Oprah Winfrey — who portrayed Sofia in the original 1985 film, earning herself an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.«I am here representing all things purple to tell you that you are our Sofia,» Winfrey told an emotional and excited Brooks.

The movie musical “The Color Purple” has found its leads.

Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks have landed the lead roles in the upcoming movie musical The Color Purple.