Whoopi Goldberg pulls up her own chair to the realm of superhero movies.
The 65-year-old actress and often outspoken co-presenter of “The View” revealed to Variety that she is actively drawing a screenplay for an original superhero film, aimed at an older black woman who acquires superhuman powers, but herself must learn how to control and use it.
“Since my little child, I have been obsessed with superheroes,” Goldberg told the publication. “They all save the earth all the time. But do you know who is really going to save the earth? Old black women. ‘
Goldberg is already one of the busiest in showbiz.
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Goldberg said she was not yet ready to relinquish her coveted seat at ‘The View’. (Walt Disney Television / Lou Rocco)
The EGOT holder – who already won a Grammy in 1985 and achieved the elusive achievement in 2002 after receiving her Tony Award for the production of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ and her Daytime Emmy for ‘Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel ‘conquered – intends to play her role as the nuns of Deloris Van Cartier in Las Vegas in’ Sister Act 3 ‘for Disney +, which Goldberg will co-produce with Tyler Perry.
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She also produced ‘The Emmett Till Story’ and was preparing for a return as Guinan on ‘Star Trek: Picard’.
All this on her plate, Goldberg said she’s not ready to give up her coveted seat at “The View” yet.
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“I’m there until I no longer think I can do it, but I’m not there yet,” she said. ‘As long as they allow me to do both [acting and hosting], I can do it. As soon as they say, ‘No, you can not,’ I have to figure out what to do. ‘