King was ready to relay some bad news to Winfrey.
And I said, Two hours.
And she said, Well, Im not going to be able to stay for both acts.
From L to R: ‘Color Purple’ producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey at the 81st Golden Globe Awards.Getty
And I said, Well, thats a shame because the ending is more uplifting than the beginning.
Id love to have you back as my guest when we come to Broadway.
And she had a tear coming down her face and she said, Ive canceled my lunch.
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At one point, NBC wanted to do a live production, but Winfrey and Sanders passed on that.
Winfrey says he got the magical realism and understood how to tap into Celies imagination.
The pic has only made $58.5M stateside through MLK weekend.
But Winfrey is looking for the movie to resonate in the home entertainment market.
I wish that more people were going to the theaters every weekend now.
Says Winfrey, Would I have liked to have seen more Box Office?
Yes, but Im also excited about it being made available to everyone else.
The Color Purpleis up for five Critics Choice Awards today, including Best Picture.
