Oprah Winfrey says her paycheck for “The Color Purple” was the best she’s ever earned. The media mogul portrayed Sofia in the 1985 original Steven Spielberg movie. Her role happened to be her feature ...

The cast of The Color Purple movie musical remake is celebrating the women from the original 1985 Oscar-nominated film. Fantasia, Oprah Winfrey, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, and H.E.R. all ...

After Steven Spielberg brought Alice Walker's acclaimed novel "The Color Purple" – the poignant coming-of-age story of young African-American woman Celie Harris — to life in 1985 with his film ...

The Color Purple is an American masterpiece. “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically. “It’s like Shakespeare. It’s never going to go away.” Henson, who plays Shug Avery ...

"The Color Purple" remake aims to accomplish something the original movie couldn't: bring home an Oscar. 1985's "The Color Purple" received 11 Academy Award nominations. It's tied for the most ...

In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

HOLLYWOOD -- "The Color Purple" was a novel by Alice Walker published in 1982. It became a movie in '85 and was nominated for 11 Oscars. In 2005, it hit Broadway as a musical. Now, as we end 2023, ...

The Color Purple is a 1982 novel that has been adapted into a movie and a musical. The remake will hit theaters on Christmas Day 2023. A second trailer dropped on October 10. Luckily, a producer ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Major spoilers for The Color Purple below. “I remember being on a set and looking around like, ‘Oh my God ...