Goodbye Superman, Spiderman and other white, muscular, and prime heroes. In an interview with
Variety on
Wednesday, the American star of
Sister Act
and
Ghost
announced to embark on the writing of a new feature film: a superhero film, but with a black and elderly woman in the lead. poster. “
Since I was little, I have been obsessed with superheroes. They spend their time saving the Earth. But do you know who will actually save the Earth? Old black women,
”Whoopi Goldberg said.
If we know that the film will focus on a mature black woman who learns late to live with her powers, the American star has not given more details for the moment. It is not yet known whether Whoopi will be the one to take on the role, or which production and distribution companies will participate in the project. No date has been put forward by the actress, who has her work cut out for this film, since she must soon find the film sets to resume her role of Sister Marie Clarence in a third installment of
Sister Act
. A sequel produced by Disney, after the success of the first two films released in 1992 and 1993. Whoopi Goldberg is also in the process of producing a film about Emmett Till, a young African-American who was killed at 14 in 1955.
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Whoopi Goldberg is working on
Sister Act 3
Films highlighting ethnic diversity and women are on the increase, as we have seen with
Black Panther, the
first superhero film with a black actor, or
Wonder Women 1984
and
Black Widow
with women in the foreground.