Color Purple: The Movie Musical?

Oprah to give 'Color Purple' a new shot at Oscars & Globes

Oprah Winfrey's nomination for best supporting actress of 1985 was one of 11 record-setting Oscar bids. "The Color Purple" ended up tying "The Turning Point" as suffering the worst shut-out in Academy Awards history.

When Oprah decided to produce a new musical adaptation for Broadway two years ago, it earned 11 Tony nominations — the same tally as it earned at the Oscars. But it wasn't totally snubbed. It reaped one win for best lead actress LaChanze.

The original film version fared a bit better at the Golden Globes where it had six nominations and one win — for Whoopi Goldberg as best acress.

Yesterday Oprah let slip some news she hadn't planned on announcing while touting the new Denzel Washington movie she produced, "The Great Debaters" during a press conference with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association " A journo asked Oprah if she's planning on making a film of the new musical version of "The Color Purple," much like "Hairspray" and "The Producers" recently went from non-musical screen original to Broadway tuner adaptation to film musical.

Oprah paused awkwardly, held her breath for a second, then blurted out, "Actually, I am." But she offered no further details.

http://goldderby.latimes.com/

PROOF, that "the good Lord works, in mysterious ways"

PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!

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ps. i didn't necessarily mean that to come out as negatively as it did - lord knows i love me a good movie-musical:)

It will be an all American Idol Cast

Celie-Fantasia
Sophia-Jennifer Hudson
Nettie-Latoya London

Heres my thoughts:

1.You go Oprah. This could work. And I mean SERIOUSLY work and blow up that box office.

2. I could totes see Oprah turning on the Blackberry and getting the A-Listers to sing on. I.E. Fantasia, J-Hud,Queen, Denzel, etc.

3.The only thing that could hold this back. Fantasia, J-Hud and Queen ALL have recording contracts...

3. But to have J-Hud singing "HELL NO!" on a CD forever...I'd Love.

And like someone above said. I'm all for a GOOD movie musical.

i think it could work

Wouldn't Queen Latifah be better for Sofia with Jennifer Hudson as Shug?

$10 says it will be for tv

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The Supreme Oprah does what she wants. She controls the WORLD!

If Oprah wants this to happen, it will happen. And all of black Hollywood will be gunning to be a part of it.

As for Queen Latifah, she recently told Vibe magazine that the Color Purple producers offered her the role of Sophia and she declined:

//Is it true that you will be joining the cast of The Color Purple as Sofia?
I was offered the role, but I'm not going to be doing it. I can't fit it right now; it's not a good time for me.//

I'm sure Queen would find the time for a movie version.

Obviously, Fantasia would play Celie.

JHud as Shug? Please. She's completely wrong for the role. But it would be amusing to see her scrambling to play second fiddle to Fantasia. Who would have thunk it? lmao

There are a number of great actresses who could play Shug.

BTW, Oprah recently stated that she wants "I'm Here" to be an anthem for girls around the world. What Oprah wants, Oprah gets.

Updated On: 12/5/07 at 10:35 PM

As much as i'd LOVE to see her in the film, a part of me hopes J-Hud avoids another movie-musical at all costs.

I want her to prove herself as an ACTRESS onscreen, rather than a SINGING actor onscreen.

Not to say anythings wrong with that at ALL, but you know. Pigeonholing an Oscar winner... it'll happen!

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I think Taye Diggs or Terrence Howard would be amazing as Harpo! I think Angela Bassett would be fierce as Shug.(oh if halle berry could sing)
I would cast myself as young Nettie hahahha

I think if this happened Oprah would take all the necessary measures to make it amazing, including casting amazing people, and picking a great creative team to write a better script. I have so much faith in Oprah and everything she does!

I hope they bring back that song that Shug sings in the movie-- Sister, you've been on mind. Sister we're 2 of a kind.

I smell a hit in the making.

And it would be with at least a little of my money.