Culturally, “The Color Purple” is many different things to many people. To some, it’s the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker, the 1985 adaptation of that novel by Steven Spielberg, and more recently, it’s the 2005 musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.
And it’s this musical that begets the latest cinematic take on “The Color Purple.” READ MORE: Summer 2023 Movie Preview: 52 Must-See Films To Watch This unique and bold new take on sisterhood and three women who share one unbreakable bond is directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones.
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