Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, Green Book, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People) has recently been recording his underscore for the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical The Color Purple. The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule (The Burial of Kojo, Black Is King) and stars Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Danielle Brooks, Ciara, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis, Elizabeth Marvel, Jon Batiste Louis Gossett Jr., Tamela J. Mann, David Alan Grier, Deon Cole and Stephen Hill. The period drama tells the story of a Black Southern woman who struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over the course of four decades. Marcus Gardley wrote the screenplay based on the Tony-winning musical by Marsha Norman, Brenda Lee, Allee Willis & Stephen Bray, which was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker. Oprah Winfrey is producing the project for Harpo Films, alongside Steven Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment, as well as Scott Sanders (In the Heights) and Quincy Jones (who composed the music for Spielberg’s 1985 film adaptation of Walker’s novel). The Color Purple is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Bowers’ recent projects also include Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series Secret Invasion and the third season of Netflix’s Bridgerton.
