The Color Purple movie storyline. Based on both the book by Alice Walker and its Broadway adaptation, the story follows a woman named Cecile as she navigates personal and intergenerational trauma, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse, while growing up in rural Georgia. Throughout the story, Cecile writes a series of letters to God through which she reveals the inner workings of her mind as she attempts to rise above what she’s been given.
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.
The Color Purple is an upcoming American musical coming-of-age period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule from a screenplay by Marcus Gardley, based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg and Quincy Jones return to produce this version, along with the stage musical’s producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of whom also starred in the 1985 film as Sofia. The film stars Fantasia Barrino (in her feature film debut) and Danielle Brooks, both reprising their roles from stage musical productions, alongside Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis, and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi.
The Color Purple was released in the United States on December 25, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 20, 2023, but later switched release dates with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
The Color Purple (2023)
Directed by: Blitz Bazawule
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Fantasia Barrino, Tamela J. Mann, Elizabeth Marvel
Screenplay by: Marcus Gardley
Production Design by: Paul D. Austerberry
Cinematography by: Dan Laustsen
Film Editing by: Jon Poll
Costume Design by: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Set Decoration by: Larry Dias
Art Direction by: Andi Crumbley, Carla Martinez, LeShae Ann Nash
Music by: Kris Bowers
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 25, 2023
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