Currently playing in limited release in U.S. theaters, Neon has dropped a brand new trailer for writer-director Ava DuVernay’s critically-acclaimed drama Origin. Inspired by the New York Times Bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, Origin stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, and Blair Underwood. You can read […]
The Color Purple unveils a final trailer
Ahead of its US release this Christmas Day, Warner Bros. has released a third trailer for the musical drama The Color Purple, director Blitz Bazawule’s upcoming adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Marsha Norman’s stage play; watch it below… A story of love and resilience, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning tale of […]
The Color Purple gets a new trailer
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for The Color Purple, the upcoming musical drama based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Marsha Norman’s stage play. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, the film features a cast that includes Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino. […]
The Color Purple featurette outlines a bold new take on the classic Deep South drama
Warner Bros. has released a featurette for Blitz Bazawule’s new take on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple, which promises to put the story “back out into the world” in order to “connect with the younger generation”. The screenplay is by acclaimed playwright Marcus Gardley (Maid), which combines Walker’s novel with the musical […]
First teaser for Ava DuVernay’s Origin starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this Wednesday, Neon has debuted the first trailer for Origin, the upcoming drama from writer-director Ava DuVernay’s which is inspired by journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents; watch it below… While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets […]
Reimagined version of The Color Purple gets a first trailer
The Color Purple is back to touch a new generation with its gripping tale. Taking its cue from the hit Broadway version, Blitz Bazawule’s new take will introduce songs to the story once brought to life by the iconic Steven Spielberg. In The Color Purple 2023, we see a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel […]
