The Color Purple
As of April 28, 2026, The Color Purple is a feature film that has completed production. Six production companies are attached, including Production Office, Scott Sanders Productions and Amblin Entertainment. Attached are casting director Bernard Telsey; director Blitz Bazawule; writer Marcus Gardley; producers Adam Fell, Quincy Jones and 8 others; and line producer Michael Beugg. It was scheduled to shoot in Atlanta, GA from March 2022 to June 2022. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
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Project Summary
The musical depicts the lives of African American families and relationships in early twentieth-century Georgia. The triumph-over-adversity story told the decades-spanning tale of a black woman named Celie, who grows up in intense poverty in the American South and endures harsh treatment from her stepfather, husband and others in her life, which tests her faith in God and humankind.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Blitz Bazawule |
| 1st Assistant Director | Mark Anthony Little |
Production
| Producer | Adam Fell |
| Producer | Quincy Jones |
| Producer | Steven Spielberg |
| Producer | Alice Walker |
| Line Producer | Michael Beugg |
| Producer | Carla Gardini |
| Producer | Mara Jacobs |
| Producer | Kristie Macosko Krieger |
| Producer | Scott Sanders |
| Producer | Oprah Winfrey |
| Producer | Rebecca Walker |
Writing
| Writer | Marcus Gardley |
Camera & Lighting
| Cinematographer | Dan Laustsen |
Casting
| Casting Director | Bernard Telsey |
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-color-purple (last updated Apr 28, 2026).