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[[Siedah Garrett]] will be joining [[Brenda Russell]] and [[Stephen Bray]] (in place of the late [[Allee Willis]]) in contributing new material to the film's score.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |title=Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett Board Creative Team of Upcoming Black Orpheus Stage Musical |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/carlinhos-brown-siedah-garrett-board-creative-team-of-upcoming-black-orpheus-stage-musical |accessdate=21 April 2022 |work=[[Playbill]]|date=19 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Siedah Garrett]] will be joining [[Brenda Russell]] and [[Stephen Bray]] (in place of the late [[Allee Willis]]) in contributing new material to the film's score.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |title=Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett Board Creative Team of Upcoming Black Orpheus Stage Musical |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/carlinhos-brown-siedah-garrett-board-creative-team-of-upcoming-black-orpheus-stage-musical |accessdate=21 April 2022 |work=[[Playbill]]|date=19 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


===Differences between stage and screen versions===
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==Release==
On December 1, 2023, ''[[BroadwayWorld]]'' revealed that the film will not be a direct copy-and-paste adaptation of the stage musical, with elements from the novel and the 1985 film also being featured, including "Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)," the song sung by the character of Shug Avery in the 1985 film. 13 songs from the musical were cut from the film, including "Somebody Gonna Love You," "Our Prayer," "Big Dog," "Dear God - Sofia," "Brown Betty," "Uh-Oh," "African Homeland," "Celie's Curse," "Any Little Thing," "What About Love (Reprise)," "That Fine Mister," "A Tree Named Sofia," and "All We Got to Say," while a song cut from the stage production, titled "She Be Mine," was reinstated for this film.<ref>https://playbill.com/article/upcoming-the-color-purple-movie-musical-will-include-cut-song-from-the-stage-score</ref><ref>https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-COLOR-PURPLE-Movie-Cuts-African-Homeland-Our-Prayer-More-Songs-20231201</ref>
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The film held its world premiere in London on November 20, 2023 and will be released theatrically on December 25, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warner Bros. to Release ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' Prequel and ''The Color Purple'' Musical in Theaters in 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-mad-max-fury-road-color-purple-1234874609/ |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 23, 2020 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224022908/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-mad-max-fury-road-color-purple-1234874609/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was originally scheduled to be released on December 20, 2023, but later switched release dates with ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-04-05 |title='Aquaman 2' Shifts Five Days Earlier, Warner Bros Dates 'The Wise Guys', 'Minecraft' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210709/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/the-color-purple-cast-london-taraji-henson-fantasia-1235944608/</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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American record production and songwriting duo [[Nova Wav]], composed by [[Denisia Andrews]] and [[Brittany Coney]] were involved in the project by the director Bazawule.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Jason |date=November 20, 2023 |title='The Color Purple': How Nova Wav Kept the Broadway Beat |url=https://www.thewrap.com/nova-wav-the-color-purple-song-keep-it-movin/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> The duo wrote and composed original song "Keep It Movin", with [[Morten Ristorp]] and [[Halle Bailey]], and it is performed by Bailey with and Phylicia Pearl Mpas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=November 11, 2023 |title=Warner Bros. Plans to Submit Two Original Songs From 'The Color Purple,' Plus One 'Wonka' Tune Sung by Timothée Chalamet |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/the-color-purple-original-songs-halle-bailey-blitz-bazawule-1235787904/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Varuety]] |language=}}</ref> The song was published on November 11, 2023. On November 27, 2023, "Lifeline" was published as the second original song from the film, written and performed by [[Alicia Keys]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Warner Bros. Pictures, WaterTower Music and gamma. Announce December 15th Arrival of THE COLOR PURPLE (MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY) |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231127702935/en/Warner-Bros.-Pictures-WaterTower-Music-and-gamma.-Announce-December-15th-Arrival-of-THE-COLOR-PURPLE-MUSIC-FROM-AND-INSPIRED-BY |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref>
American record production and songwriting duo [[Nova Wav]], composed by [[Denisia Andrews]] and [[Brittany Coney]] were involved in the project by the director Bazawule.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Jason |date=November 20, 2023 |title='The Color Purple': How Nova Wav Kept the Broadway Beat |url=https://www.thewrap.com/nova-wav-the-color-purple-song-keep-it-movin/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> The duo wrote and composed original song "Keep It Movin", with [[Morten Ristorp]] and [[Halle Bailey]], and it is performed by Bailey with and Phylicia Pearl Mpas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=November 11, 2023 |title=Warner Bros. Plans to Submit Two Original Songs From 'The Color Purple,' Plus One 'Wonka' Tune Sung by Timothée Chalamet |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/the-color-purple-original-songs-halle-bailey-blitz-bazawule-1235787904/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Varuety]] |language=}}</ref> The song was published on November 11, 2023. On November 27, 2023, "Lifeline" was published as the second original song from the film, written and performed by [[Alicia Keys]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Warner Bros. Pictures, WaterTower Music and gamma. Announce December 15th Arrival of THE COLOR PURPLE (MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY) |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231127702935/en/Warner-Bros.-Pictures-WaterTower-Music-and-gamma.-Announce-December-15th-Arrival-of-THE-COLOR-PURPLE-MUSIC-FROM-AND-INSPIRED-BY |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref>

The soundtrack album will be released on December 15, 2023 by WaterTower Music.<ref>https://ratedrnb.com/2023/11/alicia-keys-usher-h-e-r-and-more-tapped-for-the-color-purple-soundtrack/</ref>

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==Release==
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The film held its world premiere in London on November 20, 2023 and will be released theatrically on December 25, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warner Bros. to Release ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' Prequel and ''The Color Purple'' Musical in Theaters in 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-mad-max-fury-road-color-purple-1234874609/ |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 23, 2020 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224022908/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-mad-max-fury-road-color-purple-1234874609/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was originally scheduled to be released on December 20, 2023, but later switched release dates with ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-04-05 |title='Aquaman 2' Shifts Five Days Earlier, Warner Bros Dates 'The Wise Guys', 'Minecraft' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210709/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/the-color-purple-cast-london-taraji-henson-fantasia-1235944608/</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

Revision as of 14:38, 4 December 2023

The Color Purple
Teaser poster
Directed byBlitz Bazawule
Screenplay byMarcus Gardley
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Laustsen
Edited byJon Poll
Music byKris Bowers
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20) (London)
  • December 25, 2023 (2023-12-25) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Color Purple is a 2023 American musical coming-of-age period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule from a screenplay by Marcus Gardley, based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg and Quincy Jones return to produce this version, along with the stage musical's producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of whom also starred in the 1985 film as Sofia. The film stars Fantasia Barrino in her film debut as Celie, along with Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi. Barrino and Brooks reprise their roles from the productions of the stage musical.

The Color Purple premiered in London on November 20, 2023 is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[1]

Premise

A story of the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the South during the early 1900s.

Cast

Production

In November 2018, it was reported that a film adaptation of the musical was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, the same companies that made the 1985 film adaptation of the novel, with Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders, and Oprah Winfrey all signed on to produce.[2] In August 2020, it was announced that Marcus Gardley will pen the screenplay and Black Is King's Blitz Bazawule will direct.[3]

Winfrey praised the selection of Bazawule as director, after she and the producers saw his work on The Burial of Kojo, saying that they "were all blown away by Blitz's unique vision as a director and look forward to seeing how he brings the next evolution of this beloved story to life." It was also announced that Alice Walker, Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, and Mara Jacobs will executive produce the film.[4]

In August 2021, Corey Hawkins was cast in a lead role.[5] That same month, H.E.R. was cast in her feature acting debut.[6] In February 2022, Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, and Halle Bailey joined the cast, with Barrino and Brooks reprising their roles from productions of the stage musical.[7][8][9] In March 2022, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Tamela J. Mann, Phylicia Mpasi, Deon Cole, Stephen Hill, and Ciara joined the cast.[10][11] In April 2022, Aunjanue Ellis, Elizabeth Marvel and Jon Batiste joined the cast.[12][13][14]

Filming began in March 2022, with production taking place at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island from March 16 to March 25.[15] Filming officially wrapped in July 2022.

Siedah Garrett will be joining Brenda Russell and Stephen Bray (in place of the late Allee Willis) in contributing new material to the film's score.[16]

Differences between stage and screen versions

On December 1, 2023, BroadwayWorld revealed that the film will not be a direct copy-and-paste adaptation of the stage musical, with elements from the novel and the 1985 film also being featured, including "Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)," the song sung by the character of Shug Avery in the 1985 film. 13 songs from the musical were cut from the film, including "Somebody Gonna Love You," "Our Prayer," "Big Dog," "Dear God - Sofia," "Brown Betty," "Uh-Oh," "African Homeland," "Celie's Curse," "Any Little Thing," "What About Love (Reprise)," "That Fine Mister," "A Tree Named Sofia," and "All We Got to Say," while a song cut from the stage production, titled "She Be Mine," was reinstated for this film.[17][18]

Soundtrack

On November 27, the soundtrack's musicians and signers were revealed by executive produced by Quincy Jones, Larry Jackson and Scott Sanders via WaterTower Music and Gamma.[19][20] The soundtrack featured songs by Alicia Keys, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Coco Jones, Mary Mary,Missy Elliott and film's actors Halle Bailey, H.E.R and Ciara.[21] The film soundtrack is including original Broadway songs, including "She Be Mine" and "Shug Avery Comin' to Town" and original songs.[22]

American record production and songwriting duo Nova Wav, composed by Denisia Andrews and Brittany Coney were involved in the project by the director Bazawule.[23] The duo wrote and composed original song "Keep It Movin", with Morten Ristorp and Halle Bailey, and it is performed by Bailey with and Phylicia Pearl Mpas.[24] The song was published on November 11, 2023. On November 27, 2023, "Lifeline" was published as the second original song from the film, written and performed by Alicia Keys.[25]

The soundtrack album will be released on December 15, 2023 by WaterTower Music.[26]

Release

The film held its world premiere in London on November 20, 2023 and will be released theatrically on December 25, 2023.[27] It was originally scheduled to be released on December 20, 2023, but later switched release dates with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.[28][29]

Reception

Accolades

Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
The Queerties February 28, 2023 Next Big Thing The Color Purple Nominated [30]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 15, 2023 Original Song — Feature Film Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, and Morten Ristorp ("Keep It Movin'") Nominated [31][32]
Song — Onscreen Performance (Film) Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mapsi ("Keep It Movin'") Nominated
Celebration of Cinema and Television December 4, 2023 Ensemble Award – Film Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Colman Domingo, and Corey Hawkins Won [33]

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