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Reports: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey Musical Adaptation Of 'The Color Purple'

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A musical version of "The Color Purple" could be coming to the big screen.

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Steven Spielberg will be one of the producers of the new film along with Oprah Winfrey, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Winfrey earned an Oscar nomination for her acting work in the original movie, which was directed by Speilberg.

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"The Color Purple" was originally a 1982 novel by Alice Walker and tells the story of an African-American woman.

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