H.E.R. Lands First Acting Role, Will Star in Blitz Bazawule’s ‘The Color Purple’

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H.E.R. has landed her first Hollywood film role, appearing in Blitz Bazawule’s new adaptation of The Color Purple.The songwriter will play Squeak, who moves from working as a waitress to an aspiring singer in the musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Corey Hawkins (In The Heights) also stars in the film, directed by Bazawule (Black Is King).

H.E.R. will be making her acting debut in the upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple musical.

Corey Hawkins has joined the cast of the upcoming The Color Purple movie musical.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that In the Heights star Corey Hawkins is getting back into business with Warner Bros. for their feature adaptation of Broadway musical The Color Purple based on the 1985 Steven Spielberg 11x Oscar-nominated movie. The role which Hawkins is being buzzed to play is Harpo.

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