We couldn’t be happier about this announcement.
Erivo is also a seasoned performer, best known for starring in the Broadway revival of"The Color Purple" from 2015 to 2017. In the years since, she has also starred in films, including “Widows” and “Bad Times at the El Royale.” She was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Harriet Tubman in the 2019 biopic “Harriet.”
Director Chu has been attached to the project since February. He is no stranger to taking Broadway shows and adapting them for film. He recently directed the movie version of Lin Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights.”in June, Chu explained how important it was for him to capture that same feeling fans had watching the stage version of the musical on film.
“I understood what was at stake and we had to do the details and we had to take the time to do it right because the potential of people feeling that feeling that I felt was so enormous. That was what was in our hands,” he explained. “What’s going to give people goosebumps?”
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