Ciara has joined the cast of ‘The Color Purple’ movie musical, the upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple musical stage production. The 36-year-old Ciara will star as the adult version of Nettie, with fellow recording artist and actress Halle Bailey previously announced as portraying the younger version of the character. Ciara wrote on Twitter: “Honored to be a part of this beautiful ensemble and historic film, The Color Purple. Truly grateful.”

The movie musical version of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel follows American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino as Celie, who navigates Southern life in the early 1900s. Danielle Brooks and