Twenty-seven years after the release of Sister Act 2, fans may have the opportunity to see the sequel turn into a trilogy thanks to the film’s star Whoopi Goldberg, who confirmed that a third Sister Act is in the works.
“For a long time, they kept saying no one wanted to see it,” Goldberg, 64, revealed to James Corden on The Late Late Show, “And then quite recently, it turns out, that that may not be true. People may want to see it.”
“So we’re working diligently to try to figure out how to get the gang together and come back,” she continued.
The award-winning actress starred in both Sister Act in 1992 and Sister Act 2 in 1993. In the original film, Goldberg played Deloris, a lounge singer who goes into witness protection as a nun named Sister Mary Clarence after telling on her dangerous boyfriend and his gang for killing a man. In the follow-up sequel, she returned as Sister Mary Clarence, but this time, as a music teacher leading a choir for Catholic students at a “struggling” school.
Between the first two films, which were directed by Emile Ardolino then Bill Duke, Goldberg had the pleasure of being featured alongside the late Mary Wickes, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, and singer Lauryn Hill.
“It’s fun and it feels good,” Goldberg continued. “And you know, nobody’s mad. It’s just, listen — bad singing, great singing, OK singing and then nuns. What’s better than that?”
