Whoopie Goldberg is Writing a Superhero Movie About an Elderly Woman

Whoopie Goldberg is working on a new film project for herself and she is looking to play around in the superhero genre. She is writing a script that will tell the story of an elderly black woman who ends up acquiring new superpowers and she has to learn to use them. The actress tells Variety:

“Since I was a little kid, I’ve been obsessed with superheroes. They’re all saving the earth all the time. But do you know who’s really going to save the earth? Old Balck Woman.”

If the project ends up getting made, I imagine Goldberg will star in the film. Her idea is an interesting concept and I’d be interested to see what the story and the journey of her character would entail.

Goldberg also went on to share some new details about the third installment of the Sister Act franchise which is currently being developed for Disney+. She confirmed that the movie is being written by Evil Eye author Madhuri Shekar with Tyler Perry set as a producer. She also teased that some of the other original cast members from Sister Act 2 could return as well:

“Marc Shaiman [the franchise’s composer] is just waiting. The nuns are all waiting. Maybe there’s gonna be some of the kids [from ‘Sister Act 2’]. Who can say?”

Goldberg is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of her Oscar win for her Best Supporting Actress performance in 1990’s Ghost.