Halle Bailey in “The Color Purple”.Photo: Warner Bros
Halle Baileyenjoyed every minute on theColor Purpleset.
TheLittle Mermaidactress, 23, toldCosmopolitan(in an interview conducted prior to the actors' strike) that production on the upcoming movie musical “was beautifully Blackity Black.”
The singer/actress said theirColor Purplemovie is “a labor of love.”
She added, “We all care so much about the original story and really wanted to do a good job with this reimagining. People are going to lose their minds over Fantasia’s and Taraji’s performances. I get chills just thinking about it.”
Cosmopolitan! the cover of the September/October issue - the STYLE issue - featuring Halle Bailey.Lenne Chai for Cosmopolitan
Lenne Chai for Cosmopolitan
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“The reason I wanted to do it — and the reason I felt connected to it — is that it’s about the beautiful bond of sisterhood,” she said. “What it means when you’re away from each other and how heartbreaking that is but also how special the moments you have together are.”
“I could pull from my own experience with my sister, who’s my angel and my best friend. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like if we were separated in the way Nettie and Celie were,” said Bailey of her sister and collaboratorChloe Bailey.
InherCosmopolitan“The Breakdown” videoTuesday, Bailey said she was “more than excited to join” the production, “especially hearing that it would be a beautiful musical adaptation where I get to incorporate my love of music."
“I actually got to write an original song for the film as well, so I just can’t wait,” she added. “It’s just a combination of all the things that I love and the stories that matter so much to us.”
A press release called the film a “bold new take on the beloved classic” about “the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond.”
The Color Purpleis in theaters Dec. 25.
source: people.com
