Overview

• Fantasia Barrino stars in the Blitz Bazawule-directed reimagining of 'The Color Purple', reprising her role as Celie from her Broadway debut in 2007.
• The film is a revival of the story made iconic in the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, the 1985 Warner Bros. Pictures film, and the Tony Award-winning stage musical.
• Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and Oprah Winfrey serve as producers on the film, marking a full-circle moment as Spielberg directed the original film adaptation, Winfrey made her film debut in it, and Jones produced.
• The film also stars Danielle Brooks as Sofia, Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, and a star-studded cast including Colman Domingo, H.E.R., and Ciara.
• 'The Color Purple' is set to open in theaters on December 25, 2023.