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'Its such a staple in our community' Why Halle Bailey is so excited to be in The Color Purple

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Halle Bailey is "so excited" to have been cast in 'The Color Purple'. The 23-year-old actress will star as the young Nettie Harris in the upcoming musical coming-of-age period drama film - which charts the struggles of a black woman living in the southern US in the early 1900s - alongside the likes of Fantasia, Ciara, Taraji P.

Henson, and H. E. R and explained that getting the role was an "amazing moment" because of how much the original 1985 film means to her.

She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Getting to be a part of 'The Color Purple' is such an amazing moment for me, I feel, because it's such a staple, that film, in our community in particular.

So, I remember my grandparents would always have it playing in the background. And I was just really excited, not only because I'm such a fan of the women that are in it. . .

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