The Color Purple, then and now
The Color Purpleis returning to the big screen.
But let’s take a look at the new cast and how they stack up to the original players.
Henson also recently starred as Miss Hannigan inAnnie Live,reminding everyone of her musical theater chops.
Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rae Dawn Chong in 1985’s ‘The Color Purple’.Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection
He struggles to break out of his learned patterns of domestic violence, until he nearly loses everything.
Here,The Walking Deadstar Corey Hawkins will bring Harpo to life.
Rae Dawn Chong and H.E.R.
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The role defined Winfrey as an actress, launching her already stellar brand to new heights.
Danny Glover and Colman Domingo as Albert, a.k.a.
‘Mister’
Albert, known more commonly as Mister, is one of the villains in Celie’s story.
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Fantasia Barrino will play Celie in ‘The Color Purple’ movie musical, a role played by Whoopi Goldberg in the original 1985 film.Everett Collection; Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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