Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks were announced as the leads of “The Color Purple” movie musical Thursday during the ABC News special “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising.” “American ...

TheGrio caught up with Brooks over the weekend at American Black Film Festival, where audience members caught a 10-minute first look at the upcoming film. Danielle Brooks is ready for you to see the ...

Fantasia Taylor will star as Celie and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia in Warner Bros’ film adaptation of the musical The Color Purple, with both reprising their respective roles on Broadway. The news ...

The Color Purple landed in theaters exactly 33 years ago and caused a shift. A shift, as in, the adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, literally moved the culture forward.

Danielle Brooks says she’s "owning" her power as Sofia in the 2023 iteration of “The Color Purple.” Sofia starts off "The Color Purple" brazen and smart-mouthed, a contrast to shy Celie (Fantasia) — ...

(L-R) Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, Fantasia Barrino as Celie and Danielle Brooks as Sofia in The Color Purple, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Some stories just seem to stay with us. That's ...

Oprah Winfrey in 'The Color Purple' Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul but before achieving all of that she starred in The Color Purple back in 1985. Her ...

Blitz Bazawule‘s “The Color Purple” movie musical has found its Celie and Sofia in Fantasia Taylor and Danielle Brooks. Both actors reprise their respective roles from the stage musical, where Taylor ...

The Color Purple landed in theaters exactly 33 years ago and caused a shift. A shift, as in, the adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, literally moved the culture forward.

The entertainers learned that they'd been cast in a surprise moment on the ABC special 'Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising.' Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino have been brought on board the ...

Oprah Winfrey surprised an emotional Brooks with the casting news. The forthcoming movie musical of "The Color Purple" has found its leading ladies. "American Idol" season 3 winner Fantasia will play ...