Colman Domingo dishes on being part of the upcoming musical film 'The Color Purple'
Colman Domingo is thrilled to be part of the upcoming musical movie "The Color Purple."
Speaking to "Good Morning America," at the 2023 GLAAD Awards on Saturday in New York City, the "Euphoria" star opened up about his role in the iconic production, in which he plays the character of Albert, also known as "Mister."
"It feels incredible," he said. "I have castmates such as Fantasia Barrino, [who] drives the commands, and I think we created something that is going to stand the test of time."
He called the film "a really beautiful imagining of 'The Color Purple'" musical.
Dishing on his individual character in the forthcoming film, Domingo, 53, added, "I play Mister. And I think we found a way to find out what makes hurt people hurt people with my interpretation of Mister."
Mister is the husband of one of the leading characters of "The Color Purple," Celie, portrayed by Barrino. In the original film of the same name by Steven Spielberg in 1985, Celie was played by Whoopi Goldberg. The character's younger sister Sofia was portrayed by Oprah Winfrey, who now serves as a producer of the upcoming musical movie.
Both Goldberg and Winfrey earned Oscar nominations for their work in the 1985 movie.
The upcoming 2023 iteration is being directed by Blitz Bazawule, who also served as a director on Beyoncé's 2020 musical film "Black Is King." Joining Colman and Barrino in the star-studded cast are "Orange Is the New Black" star Danielle Brooks as Sofia, singer Ciara as Nettie Harris, "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, musician H.E.R. as Mary Agnes ("Squeak"), and "The Walking Dead" actor Corey Hawkins as Harpo Johnson.
The film is set to premiere in December.
During his chat with "GMA" on Saturday, Domingo, who was a presenter at the GLAAD Awards, also highlighted the importance of having LGBTQ+ community representation in the media industry.
"I think the amplifications in media is where we make a difference," he explained. "We make a difference by being in people's homes every single day."
He added, "I presented an award for outstanding variety, a talk show program where we can have real conversations that get to know what the real issues are ... So I was really honored to actually present for that, because I thought that it's so meaningful and impactful. And you can actually see that you truly can change lives by that format as well."
