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Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg have joined forces once again to bring the beloved story of “The Color Purple” back to the big screen, this time as a movie musical. Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the new adaptation, directed by Blitz Bazawule, and it is set to premiere in North America on […]
David Alan Grier is the latest star to join H.E.R. as princess Belle in the hybrid animated/live-action Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Anniversary special. Martin Short, Shania Twain, Rizwan Manji, Jon Jon Briones, and Leo Abelo Perry have also been cast. They all join previously cast Josh Groban as the Beast, Joshua Henry as […]
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Beauty and the Beast is getting an animated/live-action hybrid special on ABC with H.E.R. attached to star as Princess Belle. Titled, Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, Jon M. Chu is executive producing with Hamish Hamilton directing. H.E.R.’s casting marks the first time an Afro Filipina woman will […]
The cast of The Color Purple just got more star-studded as Aunjanue Ellis joins The Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. The Color Purple is set for a global theatrical release in December of 2023. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey […]
Ciara is the latest star to join the cast of the star-studded Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey Hawkins. Louis Gossett, Jr., David Alan Grier, Tamela J. Mann, Deon Cole , Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and […]