“The Color Purple” is heading back to the big screen in bold way. According to Deadline, “Black Is King” co-director Blitz Bazawule has been tapped to direct a new adaptation of the Alice Walker novel, this time based on the Tony-winning Broadway musical.
RELATED: ‘Black Is King’ Directors Reveal How Pandemic Affected Filming Of Beyoncé’s Visual Album The film is being produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones, who picked Bazawule after seeing his film “The Burial of Kojo”. “We 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,” Winfrey said.
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