THE COLOR PURPLE Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread
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jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1THE COLOR PURPLE Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 11/2/18 at 5:35pm
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/color-purple-get-movie-musical-treatment-1156951
Updated On: 8/26/21 at 05:35 PM
#2COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 5:41pm
Cynthia just has to be doing it. If she won an Oscar for it, she would get her EGOT all from The Color Purple, which I'm guessing would be a first.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 5:50pmCynthia, Cynthia, Cynthia, or don’t do it at all.
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 5:58pmOprah needs to sign Cynthia for this immediately!! Don't need a name for this movie.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:07pm
I'm (somewhat) sure that Cynthia's rising Hollywood profile has something to do with this. She received excellent notices for Bad Times at the El Royale, and Widows is going to be very big. She's becoming a bankable star.
Updated On: 11/2/18 at 06:07 PM
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#6COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:23pm
Do you people know what "in development" actually means.
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:26pm
bk said: "Do you people know what "in development" actually means."
And somehow it’ll come before the Wicked movie
teddy1996
Broadway Star Joined: 9/12/15
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:28pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Cynthia, Cynthia, Cynthia, or don’t do it at all. "
i second this. if it ain’t cynthia i don’t want it. and heather headley needs to play shug again. she was incredible. she is the rightful shug. if not her then anika noni rose.
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#9COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:36pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "bk said: "Do you people know what "in development" actually means."
And somehow it’ll come before the Wicked movie"
Doubtful. No director/no script/no nothing. Just "in development." Even if this happened you're talking about three or four years from now.
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#10COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:40pm
bk said: "Do you people know what "in development" actually means."
"You people." I love that.
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#11COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 6:49pm
bk said: "Do you people know what "in development" actually means."
Cynthia was cast as Harriet Tubman in February of 2017, and the film isn't scheduled to be released until next fall. It's not too early to be talking about casting, and I'm sure this is a conversation that the producers are already having.
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 7:49pm
I will be SHOCKED if it's not Erivo –– they probably can't technically sign/announce her until a director is signed, but discussions have likely occurred.
Erivo right now is similar to Eddie Redmayne before he won the Oscar for Theory of Everything. In addition to El Royale and Widows, she has Harriet Tubman (Oscars love a biopic) + two more ensemble films in post-production (Chaos Walking and Needle in a Timestack). And she's repped by UTA.
Of course, it could be years away, depending on how quickly a director, writer, and studio sign on. But if a "name" director like Barry Jenkins or Ava DuVernay or Steve McQueen is a quick "yes" and wants to prioritize it, they could start shooting in a year and release Fall 2020. Only time will tell, but those producers know what they're doing –– and on paper, it seems less complicated than WICKED.
natashalost
Broadway Star Joined: 1/15/18
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 8:45pm
Can anyone see Jennifer Hudson doing this film? She would easily be a recognizable/bankable name for the film.
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 8:47pm
SomethingPeculiar said: "I will be SHOCKED if it's not Erivo –– they probably can't technically sign/announce her until a director is signed, but discussions have likely occurred.
Erivo right now is similar toEddie Redmayne before he won the Oscar forTheory of Everything.In addition to El RoyaleandWidows, shehasHarriet Tubman(Oscars love a biopic) + two more ensemble films in post-production (Chaos Walking and Needle in a Timestack). And she's repped by UTA.
Of course, it could be years away, depending on how quickly a director, writer, and studio sign on. But if a "name" director likeBarry Jenkins or Ava DuVernay or Steve McQueenis a quick "yes"and wants to prioritize it, theycould start shooting in a year and release Fall 2020.Only time will tell, but those producers know what they're doing –– and on paper, it seems less complicated thanWICKED."
If any of those three direct this, I will faint on the spot and give this movie so much money.
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 9:34pmBeyoncé for Shug.
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SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
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Posted: 11/2/18 at 10:20pm
natashalost said: "Can anyone see Jennifer Hudson doing this film? She would easily be a recognizable/bankable name for the film."
I think she would do it if offered, despite her bitterness. She's had zero film career since Dreamgirls and it could be a bounceback. But I doubt she'd be the team's first choice –– they'd probably offer it to people like Janelle Monae (who would be amazing) and Beyonce (who would probably turn it down) before Hudson.
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#17COLOR PURPLE movie musical currently in development
Posted: 11/2/18 at 11:48pm
Can anyone see Jennifer Hudson doing this film? She would easily be a recognizable/bankable name for the film.
Her I'm Here is far and above the best version.
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 12:01am
Let Barry Jenkins do this please.
Cynthia is on the cusp of becoming a household name. This is well timed.
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 10:20am
I by no means thought her performance in The Color Purple was the second coming, but I thoroughly enjoyed her performance in Bad Times at the El Royale. Shame it flopped.
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 11:01am
bk said: "disneybroadwayfan22 said: "bk said: "Do you people know what "in development" actually means."
And somehow it’ll come before the Wicked movie"
Doubtful. No director/no script/no nothing. Just "in development." Even if this happened you're talking about three or four years from now.
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Also, just because Wicked has a director and screenwriter attached doesn't mean that that is the director and screenplay that MIGHT eventually move on to filming. Movie musicals have a history of being "on development" for decades. Directors come and go, screenplays get written and rewritten, and sometimes nothing comes from any of it. The same can be said for many non-musical movies as well. Look at the remake of Dune. It has gone through two major studios, four directors and at least as many screenwriters in the last decade; and while things seem to be getting closer to an actual shooting date, it still may never happen.
All "in development" means is that someone with some degree of money and/or power is thinking about it, and may have put a team together to help think about it.
It would be great if this happens. It's a great musical with a really good score, but it is still way to early to get excited about this yet.
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 11:07amShe was excellent in The Color Purple, no doubt. I still prefer the original. I honestly lost a bit of respect for Erivo after the Great Comet thing. That's just me. Erivo did it, and quite well, onstage but I would love to see the words "And introducing..." onscreen for the part. JMO
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SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 12:00pm
With WICKED, I get the impression that Marc Platt is in no rush, since the stage show is doing so well on its own -- similar to the LES MIS film, which started percolating in 1991 and was released 21 years later.
COLOR PURPLE, on the other hand, is in a unique position: it has always been timely, but #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo have made it more relevant, and Cynthia Erivo only has so many years in which she could play Celie. Spielberg/Oprah/Quincy Jones add prestige to the project and make it seem "real", and Scott Sanders clearly loves the property (he lead-produced both Bway productions, and is also doing In The Heights).
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Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
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Posted: 11/3/18 at 4:39pm
I much prefer Fantasia’s interpretation of Celie. I think her version of I’m Here is far superior to Cynthia’s.
Updated On: 11/3/18 at 04:39 PM
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Posted: 11/4/18 at 9:30am
SomethingPeculiar said: "natashalost said: "Can anyone see Jennifer Hudson doing this film? She would easily be a recognizable/bankable name for the film."
I think she would do it if offered, despite her bitterness. She's had zero film career sinceDreamgirlsand it could be a bounceback. But I doubt she'd be the team's first choice –– they'd probably offer it to people like Janelle Monae (who would be amazing) and Beyonce (who wouldprobably turn it down) before Hudson."
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Jennifer was such a pill to producers, I understand, that I imagine she'd be low on their list if they wanted to have a pleasant set experience.
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Posted: 11/4/18 at 9:48am
Whoever suggested Janelle Monae for Shug, that is probably the best suggestion I've heard aside from Erivo or nothing.
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