Oprah Winfrey called the new film a celebration of sisterhood" during a sneak peek at CinemaCon.
She said the movie “is the perfect way to do it, one and done.”
I am Celie."

Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rae Dawn Chong in 1985’s ‘The Color Purple’.Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection
But in the end, you’ll be healed.
I was healed."
The Color Purplewill be released in theaters on Dec. 25.

Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, and Oprah Winfrey discuss ‘The Color Purple’ at CinemaCon.Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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