EGOT winners Whoopi Goldberg has been providing updates on the sequel sister act 3 It’s been a few years, and while the movie is still moving forward, a new update explains that some changes are being made.
Although the film is still being filmed, despite her former co-star Maggie Smith She died in September at the age of 89, and the script is currently being rewritten to accommodate her character’s absence.
Goldberg explains The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon“We’ve got to make some adjustments because we just lost Maggie Smith, as you know. So, we’re going to get it done. We’re going to get it done. It’s just a transition.
Smith plays Dean in the play sister law (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back to Habit (1993), in which Goldberg played Deloris Van Cartier, a Vegas entertainer who goes into hiding as a nun after witnessing a mob attack .
While at the convent, she helped the sisters turn around their struggling choir, and returns in the sequel to teach a music class full of young outcasts (including Lauryn Hill, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Alana Ubach).
After years of Phase III negotiations, Disney chooses Tim Federer guidance and Madhuri Shekhar In 2021, Goldberg will serve as writer and executive producer alongside Tyler Perry and Tom Leonardis.
Goldberg previously tapped Fallon to guest star in the upcoming trilogy, when she appeared on tonight show In 2022, it was noted that the script had been completed at that time.
The new film will also star Keke Palmercurrently in the pre-production stage.
By: Deadline