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The Color Purple Trailer Released, Stars Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, Fantasia Barrino

By Oke Odunmorayo
26 May 2023   |   9:47 pm
The first trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of “The Color Purple” has been released. The film, which stars Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, and Fantasia Barrino, is a musical drama based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The trailer gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of Celie…

The first trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of “The Color Purple” has been released. The film, which stars Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, and Fantasia Barrino, is a musical drama based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker.

The trailer gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of Celie (Henson), Nettie (Bailey), and Shug (Barrino), three African American sisters who are forced to endure hardship and abuse. However, despite the challenges they face, the sisters find strength in each other and ultimately find their way to happiness.

The film is directed by Blitz Bazawule and also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Danielle Brooks, and Cicely Tyson. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 25, 2023.

The film is being produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Alice Walker. It is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

About The Color Purple
The Color Purple is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. It was published in 1982 and tells the story of Celie, an African American woman who is born into poverty and subjected to abuse by her father and husband. However, Celie finds strength in her faith and in the love of her sisters, Nettie and Shug. The novel was adapted into a film in 1985, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. The film was a critical and commercial success, winning 11 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture.

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