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Fantasia Barrino And Danielle Brooks To Reprise Broadway Roles In Movie Musical ‘The Color Purple’
04.02.2022 - 06:41 / etcanada.com
The movie musical “The Color Purple” has found its leads.
Both Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks will reprise their roles as Celie and Sofia from the Broadway production.
In the original run of the Broadway show in 2007, the “American Idol” alum played Celie. The “Peacemaker” star played Sofia when it was revived on Broadway in 2015, earning a Tony nomination.
During ABC’s special “Soul of a Nation” on Thursday, Barrino and Brooks got to share the news of the casting and talk a bit about the upcoming project.
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“The colour of my skin. When I was younger, my lips were always bigger, the biggest thing on my body. I remember being on ‘Idol’ and having to come up with this whole thing and I said, ‘My lips are big, but my talent is bigger,'” Barrino said.
She added, “I had started accepting who I was at that age, but when I was younger, it was things that I dealt with, just feeling beautiful, wanting a certain kind of love. So we relate in a lot of ways.”
Brooks looked back at her “baton pass from Oprah” when the media mogul surprised her with the news she got the part.
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Steven Spielberg, who directed the 1985 movie “The Color Purple”, and original star Oprah Winfrey will be producing with Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King”) directing.
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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.
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Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino to Star in 'The Color Purple' Movie Musical
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.
Fantasia And Danielle Brooks To Star In ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Movie At Warner Bros
Fantasia Taylor will star as Celie and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia in Warner Bros’ film adaptation of the musical The Color Purple, with both reprising their respective roles on Broadway. The news was revealed Thursday during ABC’s Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising special.
Fantasia Barrino & Danielle Brooks to Star in 'The Color Purple' Movie, Reprising Their Broadway Roles
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Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks to Play Celie and Sofia in ‘The Color Purple’ Movie
Angelique Jackson Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple” movie musical has found its Celie and Sofia in Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks.Both actors reprise their respective roles from the stage musical, where Barrino made her Broadway debut in 2007 following her “American Idol” win, and Brooks earned a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 revival.Barrino and Brooks’ casting was announced on Thursday as part of the ABC News special “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising.” During the broadcast, “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis interviewed the women about reprising their roles for the film.The upcoming Warner Bros. movie is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.