Ciara has been enlisted to join the cast of producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple music stage production.

EW reports the platinum-certified singer will star as the adult version of Nettie, with fellow recording artist and The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey previously announced as portraying the younger version of the character.

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As an actor, Ciara has previously taken on three major movie roles: MTV's All You've Got, the musical Mama, I Want to Sing!, and the 2012 Adam Sandler comedy That's My Boy. Additionally, she had a recurring role on season 6 of the BET sitcom The Game.

Along with Ciara, Danielle Brooks will play Sofia, Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, Colman Domingo as Mister, Corey Hawkins as Harpo, H.E.R. as Squeak, Louis Gossett Jr. as Ol' Mister, and David Alan Grier as Reverend Avery.

Blitz Bazawule will serve as the director for the Marcus Gardley-written film in the December 2023 theatrical release. Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders are slated to join Winfrey and Spielberg as producers in The Color Purple music stage production.