In 1992, she slipped into the robe of the unforgettable Sister Mary Clarence for the first time.
A habit that Whoopi Goldberg is about to put on again three decades later.
The actress will indeed star in the third film of the musical
Sister Act
, announced by Disney in 2020.
Lizzo, Keke Palmer and Nicki Minaj
A news confirmed by the actress in the program “Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God”, Thursday, October 13, before revealing her dream cast for this new part of the saga.
“I am going to propose to Keke Palmer
(American actress, Editor's note)
to join the cast.
I want everyone to be part of it.
I want Lizzo to join the cast.
I want everyone.
I want the girl with the boobs – what's her name again?”
When the journalist suggests Nicki Minaj, Whoopi Goldberg agrees.
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“I would like to hire all the people who want to have fun, because I desperately need to have fun,” she pointed out.
During a recent appearance on the show “The View”, where Whoopi Goldberg officiates daily, Jenifer Lewis, who played Michelle in
Sister Act
, declared herself “super ready” to return to this new film.
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The success of
Hocus Pocus 2
The actress has also announced that the script for
Sister Act 3
, written by Madhuri Shekar (
The Nevers
) and co-produced by Tyler Perry, should reach her “at the end of the month”.
This third opus will be directed by Tim Federle (
Le monde de Nate
), revealed the
Deadline
site in September 2021.
A third opus that almost never saw the light of day.
“They (
the studios, Editor
's note ) were rather reluctant for a very long time, said Whoopi Goldberg.
They said no one would want to see this movie.
Then Tyler positioned himself and said, "I would like to see it."
In no time, the machine was launched.
That's the power of TP (
Tyler Perry, editor's note
).
A click that Whoopi Goldberg also attributes to the success of
Hocus Pocus 2
, another comedy from the 1990s whose sequel, released on September 30, won over viewers.
If the official release date of
Sister Act 3
has not yet been revealed, a first poster of the feature film, on which the names of Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler and Keke Palmer appear, has been unveiled.
Thirty years after
Sister Act
, fans have learned to take their troubles patiently.