Whoopi Goldberg broke down in tears on Wednesday’s episode of The View as she reunited and performed with the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and promised fans that a third film would definitely hit the big screen.
On the latest installment of ABC’s daytime show, Whoopi, 68, reminisced with the cast of the much-loved sequel as they commemorated the film’s 30th anniversary with an incredible live performance of Joyful, Joyful.
Whoopi wasted no time transforming into her beloved character, Sister Mary Clarence, and even donned a nun’s habit while making a very important announcement, telling viewers: ‘Don’t forget, Sister Act 3 is in the works.’ The script is ready and I can’t wait for the day when she can say, ‘Come for a ride,’ because we have the green light!’
The mother of one was flanked by Kathy Najimy, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Wendy Makkena as she shared the exciting news, and moments before she was overcome with emotion as the ladies rushed to comfort her.
Viewers tuning in from home loved the reunion and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts, with one person writing: ‘BRAVA BRAVO!!! THANK YOU!! #TheView THE INJECTION OF JOY WE NEED!!!’
Whoopi Goldberg got emotional on Wednesday’s episode of The View during a Sister Act 2 reunion.
Whoopi was comforted by her Sister Act 2 co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph as soon as the live performance ended.
Another person tweeted: ‘I’ve rewound this three times y’all. I needed this cleaner. There is so much sadness and doom in the world. Plus, everyone is really having fun and Whoopi looks like a proud mom. You rarely see her excited. This was good!’
And a third fan commented: ‘I’m CRYING! MY GOD! SISTER ACT 2! 30 years anniversary! I didn’t even cry during the movie!’ and a fourth added: ‘Joyful, Joyful. Yes it is!! Whoopi is emotional and so am I.”
Someone else claimed: ‘The Sister Act reunion (from The View) made happy tears flow! What a nice episode! #TheView’, and another person admitted: ‘I’m inconsolable. Absolutely inconsolable. This movie means so much to me that I can’t even begin to put into words how perfect it was. My heart needed this tremendously today. Thank you.’
The latest update comes after DailyMail.com exclusively revealed in November 2023 that Whoopi is interested in casting Jennifer Hudson for Sister Act 3.
The long-awaited project was greenlit in December 2020, and Whoopi was reportedly eager to “sort out” finances and “move quickly” with production, which hit a “traffic light” due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. ..
“One person Whoopi would like to add to the film is Jennifer Hudson, especially after seeing what Jennifer did with the character when she did Sister Act for Halloween last year on her show,” a source told DailyMail.com at that time. moment.
“It would be a no-brainer to get Jennifer, Whoopi would really love to see that happen.”
In fact, Jennifer dazzled The View co-host (and Sister Act fans) last year when she dressed up as the famous Whoopi character to deliver an impressive mash-up of the film franchise.
The Oscar winner, 68, transformed into her Sister Mary Clarence character for the live performance.
Whoopi couldn’t hold back her tears as she hugged several cast members after the epic sing-along.
At the time, Whoopi had nothing but praise for the star’s tribute and joked on The View that she might lose her role to the EGOT winner.
The source continued: ‘The new Sisters Law is going to be implemented. They have the idea, they have Whoopi. Once the attacks are over, they are ready to make the movie for the fans and a new generation.
‘They are not at a dead end; They are more at a traffic light. They have to find money and who to cast, but Whoopi is very eager to get things going and feels that once Hollywood gets back up and running, Sister Act will move fast.’
