The Color Purple

December 25, 2023 - With Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo. A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

The Color Purple (2023) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

2 weeks ago - Pete Hammond, reviewing the film for Deadline Hollywood, reports that although "Spielberg’s version still resonates", the direction of Bazawule "brings a unique vision that makes this version stand on its own as an authentic and valuable addition to The Color Purple legacy", appreciating the photography of Dan Laustsen, which "gives a vision of the early 20th century South rarely seen in films depicting the period, particularly Black lives". Katie Walsh of Los Angeles Times described the director's approach as "modern, while paying homage to the traditions of Broadway musicals", while the cast "takes your breath away", praising Barrino for her "stunning performance as Celie, holding the emotional center over decades" and Brooks, who "steals the whole movie, [...] She brings fire, humor and grit to a character who undergoes a dramatic, tragic arc".

November 27, 2023 - The film is led by Broadway Color Purple alums Fantasia Barrino as Celie and Danielle Brooks as Sophia, along with Grammy winners Jon Batiste as Grady and Ciara as Adult Nettie, Taraji P.

February 15, 2024 - Danielle Brooks smiling as Sofia in The Color Purple (2023) Actor: Danielle Brooks, 34, is an American actress from Georgia. She rose to prominence from her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black ...

Cast & Crew · TV Listings · Trailers & Videos · News · 72 Metascore · 2023 · 2 hr 21 mins · Drama, Music · PG-13 · Watchlist · Where to Watch · The extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond in “The Color Purple.” ·

December 24, 2023 - Featuring roles played by several great actors, including Whoopi Goldberg, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Jennifer Hudson, this new adaptation sees actors like Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P Henson taking on these legendary parts.

Winfrey says, "He always reminded me of the stature and presence of the original Mister in The Color Purple, Danny Glover. I thought, Wow, Colman could be Danny's son." Halle Bailey as Nettie: Following her star-making turn in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid, Bailey appears as Celie's buoyant younger sister, opposite newcomer Phylicia Pearl Mpasi as a young Celie. (Grammy-winning singer Ciara, meanwhile, plays adult Nettie.) Akosua Busia played Nettie in Spielberg's film. The film's cast also includes Corey Hawkins (BlacKkKlansman) as Harpo, and Oscar winner and five-time Grammy-winning singer H.E.R.

December 24, 2023 - Right: Fantasia Barrino as Celie in the 2023 version of "The Color Purple." Warner Bros.; Warner Bros. Goldberg's performance as Celie resulted in an Academy Award nomination. Barrino, who rose to fame after winning season three of "American ...

December 21, 2023 - The Color Purple play debuted at the Broadway Theatre in N.Y.C. in 2005 and starred LaChanze, Felicia P. Fields, Kingsley Leggs, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Brandon Victor Dixon, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Krisha Marcano and more.

October 11, 2023 - The Color Purple is musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. The cast stars Taraji P.

December 25, 2023 - The audience will surely be more ... cast that manages to convey, through their performances, singing, and dancing, a story of emotional overcoming that blends pain with optimism. [Full Review in Spanish] ... The second film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple” (2023) ...

February 4, 2022 - Fantasia Taylor, Colman Domingo, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., and Taraji P. Henson will bring the Broadway show based on Alice Walker’s book to the big screen.

January 3, 2024 - Fantasia Barrino, an acclaimed R&B singer who rose to fame on American Idol, stars in The Color Purple as Celie. “Her rawness and vulnerability, along with her singing talent, means that Fantasia is going to knock it out of the park,” Oprah says. “Celie has to show such a range of emotion, coming from what feels like no strength to really being empowered.” · Brooks, whom you may know from Orange Is the New Black, starred as Sofia—Celie’s close friend—in the Broadway adaptation of the musical.

October 17, 2023 - Others who were later announced to join the star-studded cast include H.E.R., Taraji P. Henson, Ciara, Corey Hawkins, David Alan Grier, and newcomer Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, who plays young Celie.

It’d be easy to be intimidated as a member of The Color Purple movie cast. After all, the Spielberg film of 1985 was marked by at least three career-best performances, with Whoopi Goldberg breaking through as Celie, Danny Glover on hateful form as Mister and Oprah Winfrey excelling as the assertive Sofia, who marries Mister’s son Harpo. But the new Color Purple cast go toe-to-toe with their legendary predecessors.

December 11, 2023 - Though both adaptations were based ... boasts a star-studded cast, including the likes of Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), and Taraji P....

February 4, 2022 - Whoopi Goldberg was predominantly known as a comedian when she was cast in only her second film role as Celie. She shocked audiences with her portrayal of the meek, downtrodden Celie, and it earned her a Best Actress Oscar nod. Celie was her career-making role, and it also opened doors for Fantasia Barrino and Cynthia Erivo, who portrayed the character in the Broadway show and its revival. Barrino, an American Idol winner, played Celie on Broadway in The Color Purple from 2007 to 2008, to great acclaim, and she will now get the chance to put her indelible stamp on the character on the big screen.