Oprah Winfrey will interview the cast of The Color Purple and share stories from the film’s set on the upcoming OWN network special, OWN Celebrates The New Color Purple.
The one-hour special will feature the talk show titan in “intimate conversations” with actors Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Fantasia Barrino, as well as the film’s creative team.
Blitz Bazawule directed the movie-musical from a script by Marcus Gardley, and Fatima Robinson choreographed the dance scenes.
The Color Purple remake, which arrives in theaters on Christmas day, is described as a “bold new take on the beloved classic.”
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Set in 1930s rural Georgia, the Warner Bros. film is based on the novel of the same name from author Alice Walker. Originally published in 1982, the book earned a Pulitzer Prize and later became a film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985.
In the original adaptation, Whoopi Goldberg starred as Celie — a woman who endured physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her father and later her husband. Winfrey starred as Sofia, Margaret Avery played Shug, and Akosua Busia portrayed Nettie.
A musical version premiered on Broadway in 2005 and won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Winfrey, Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones produced the new film.
OWN will celebrate the making of the movie, in the special premiering Friday, Dec. 8 at 10pm ET/PT.
