The 1985 film adaptation of the novel The Color Purple is seared in the minds and hearts of many as a powerful telling of the lives of Black women in the southern United States and the men who have harmed them. The book has also been adapted into a stage production that has been performed on Broadway, and on Christmas Day 2023, original star Oprah Winfrey and original director Steven Spielberg, both of whom are serving as producers, will bring that musical adaptation to the big screen.
While speaking to the audience at CinemaCon in April 2022, Winfrey noted that starring in the original film “was the biggest and most important thing that happened to me.” Audiences and readers alike are looking forward to the upcoming adaptation, and are curious about how it will be similar to, and different from, the original film.
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