Whoopi Goldbergused her recent spot on British morning television to shout out an old friend.
The EGOT winner, 67, made a public plea to British audiences while appearing Friday on theLoose Womentalk show, where she revealed that she’s waiting on one more originalSister Actcostar to return before rounding out the trilogy with the upcoming third installment.
“I want to letMaggie Smithknow that I’mholding the part of Mother Superior for you, because I just can’t do it with anybody but you,” Goldberg said into the camera.
“So, if you need me to come over here and shoot it and do whatever we have to do, we will do whatever you want us to do,” she continued. “But we don’t want to do it without you, Maggie.”
Goldberg and Smith, 88, starred together in the 1992 comedy about lounge singer Deloris (Goldberg) who hides out in a convent after witnessing a mob hit, where she soon transforms the nuns' choir into a worldwide sensation. They both returned for the 1993 sequelSister Act 2: Back in the Habit.
Smith has remained busy into her twilight years, most recently appearing on the big screen in last year’sDownton Abbey: A New Era, reprising her role as Violet Grantham from the hit series.
Goldberg previously credited their fellowSister ActcostarKathy Najimywith indirectly helping the new sequel get off the ground, following the success ofHocus Pocus 2, as they reunited onThe Viewin October 2022.
“It took a little while, but it’s happening. You all helped that happen, I think,because they broughtHocus Pocusback,” she said at the time. “They finally said, ‘We might as well put those nuns back out there and see if they have any juice.’ "
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Najimy, 65, told Goldberg: “I think it’d be a blast of fun. I look forward to the nuns that we were with that are still with us, seeing them again, they were fantastic, so much fun.”
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Meanwhile, Goldberg has shared her wishlist of new faces for theSister Act 3ensemble, revealing she would wantKeke Palmer,LizzoandNicki Minajtojoin the cast. Palmer, 29, has since said she’s “ready for whatever.”
Goldbergwas confirmed to star in and producethe long-awaited third film for Disney+ alongside co-producerTyler Perryin 2020.
source: people.com
