The Color Purple | December 25, 2023 | Warner Bros. | Based on the Broadway musical

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[BoxOfficeFangrl]

22 minutes ago, filmlover said:

 

I think most people interested in seeing The Color Purple will be at least somewhat familiar with it already, but this preview is really glossing over how heavy the story gets in parts.

[PrinceRico]

The original made 100 million in 1986 and became a classic with 11 academy awards nominations . Can’t wait for this one. Oscars are going to eat this up.

[filmlover]

14 minutes ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said:

I think most people interested in seeing The Color Purple will be at least somewhat familiar with it already, but this preview is really glossing over how heavy the story gets in parts.

They want this to do better (much better, probably) at the box office than West Side Story '21 and the other Broadway adaptation nonstarters of the past few years have fared. Luckily this is one of the least competitive Christmas seasons at the multiplex in a while.

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

20 minutes ago, filmlover said:

They want this to do better (much better, probably) at the box office than West Side Story '21 and the other Broadway adaptation nonstarters of the past few years have fared. Luckily this is one of the least competitive Christmas seasons at the multiplex in a while.

Deceptive advertising can lead to bad Cinemascores/word of mouth. Again, I think most going into it will have an idea what to expect from the book/other adaptations, plus the ratings info (though it often gets ignored). But I can picture some teen Halle Bailey fans  seeing it for her and receiving quite the shock...

 

 

Edited September 15, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl

[joselowe]

This movie is going to be soo good. I wonder if Oprah is allowed to promote it like Nolan was able to promote Oppenheimer 

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, joselowe said:

This movie is going to be soo good. I wonder if Oprah is allowed to promote it like Nolan was able to promote Oppenheimer 

Oprah's only a producer on the movie so she'll be free to do promo for it (with the cast joining in if the strike is over by December).

[Valencia]

Forgot about this one.

 

Hollywood must be running out of ideas for black trauma films if we’re remaking old ones now.

 

I guess the next ones up are 12 years a slave, green book, precious, fences, and moonlight?

 

 

[PrinceRico]

29 minutes ago, Valencia said:

Forgot about this one.

 

Hollywood must be running out of ideas for black trauma films if we’re remaking old ones now.

 

I guess the next ones up are 12 years a slave, green book, precious, fences, and moonlight?

 

 

Yeah because every black trams movie that comes out is a remake. 

Edited September 16, 2023 by PrinceRico

[joselowe]

52 minutes ago, Valencia said:

Forgot about this one.

 

Hollywood must be running out of ideas for black trauma films if we’re remaking old ones now.

 

I guess the next ones up are 12 years a slave, green book, precious, fences, and moonlight?

 

 

This isn’t a remake. The Color Purple was a novel and Steven Spielberg directed a dramatic adaptation of the film and Oprah produced a musical adaptation of the book.

 

The movie Speilberg created was only half true to the novel and left out many important events from the book.

[filmlover]

Taylor Swift attachment in all likelihood.

 

 

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[PrinceRico]

Yeah will not be shocked if this got 11 or more Oscar nominations like the original. One hell of a trailer.

[Eric Prime]

 

[Eric Prime]

 

lol did they just rip off the Pay It Forward thing?

[Eric Prime]

 

[Eric Prime]

 

[PrinceRico]

This is really going to be big. Press tour is going to be crazy.

[Lucas]

Seeing this on thursday, looking forward to it.

[PrinceRico]

2 hours ago, Lucas said:

Seeing this on thursday, looking forward to it.

Lucky. Please report back.