Halle Baileyis feeling like royalty!
“Last night was a dream at the color purple premiere✨ 🥰♥️,” Bailey began inan Instagram carouselon Thursday.
In the post, the “Angel” singer shared several photos of herself posing in a custom Off-White multi-layered maroon gown. Bailey accessorized with statement-piece earrings and a bold, dark red lip.
Halle Bailey.Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
“Also thank you so much to@off____whitefor making this beautiful dress for me. I truly felt like a princess!! 👑♥️✨.”
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Halle Bailey.Stewart Cook/Getty
Stewart Cook/Getty
The upcoming film is an adaptation of the Alice Walker novel and the Tony-winning Broadway musical it inspired.
Bailey was announced as Nettiein theOprah Winfrey-produced movie in February 2022.
“She’s somebody whose presence you can feel in her absence. The memory of her, the feeling of her, the strength of her comes through, even when you’re only hearing her voice from her letters,” Winfrey, 69, toldVanity Fairof theChloe x Hallesinger at the time.
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and Halle Bailey.Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Others who were present for the event includedFantasia Barrino, who portrays Celie in her feature film debut, andDanielle Brooks, who stars as Sofia. Brooks also made her film debut withThe Color Purple.
Taraji P. Henson,Halle Bailey, Corey Hawkins,David Alan Grier,Colman Domingo, H.E.R.,CiaraandDeon Coleare also cast members in the musical.
The Color Purple cast.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
“There’s nothing that’s been more important or vital to me culturally or artistically thanThe Color Purple. It is a solid base of spiritual and emotional power for me,“Winfrey said in an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLEin September. “Every woman and man who has been invisible, who has felt unseen and unvalued, this is their story.”
Filmmaker Blitz Bazawule, who helmedBeyoncé’sBlack Is King, called the original 1985 movie “one of the cornerstones of culture, certainly Black culture.”
An official description for the movie describes it as a “bold new take on the beloved classic” about “the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond.”
The Color Purplearrives in theaters on Dec. 25.
source: people.com
