Well, WINNIE (the Winnie Mandela) movie has terrible buzz, a preview was leaked recently and it looked awful and sparked controversy since it seems they are portraying her as a martyr of sorts. But that's neither here nor there, many Oscar winners have embarrassing projects to their names (VIEW FROM THE TOP, LION FOR LAMBS, THE INVASION, etc) and that doesn't mean anything about their acting.
Hudson would be an interesting Celie if she worked with a really good director who was able to bring out a good performance out of her, she's not one of those people who's just naturally good, but she can be good and what's important is that she has star power and screen presence to spare. I'd love to see her tackle the role. I mean, Jennifer Hudson has an Academy Award, Fantasia has THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY...I think Oprah knows the smart decision to make here.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
