Whoopi Goldberg Says Her Character Is 'Much More of an Adult Now' in 'Sister Act 3' : 'It Feels Right'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sister Act(1992).Photo: Suzanne Hanover/Touchstone/Kobal/ShutterstockThirty years after the firstSister Actfilm premiered,Whoopi Goldbergis sharing her excitement about reprising her role as Deloris Van Cartier, aka Sister Mary Clarence.Inan interview withEntertainment Tonight, the 66-year-old actress didn’t reveal muchabout the upcoming sequelbut she did confirm she has been fighting for it to be made. “I’ve been trying to do this for six years,” she said. “I was told no one was interested in this. It takes a minute for people to realize they should take their foot out of their mouth.“The Viewco-host said the movie is indeed still happening but they haven’t filmed yet.“You’re never fully happy with a script because one of the things you find is you wanna have the space to make an adjustment if you need to. Sometimes what looks right on paper doesn’t come out of your mouth the right way. You have to move it around a little bit, but I’m very hopeful people will be happy,” she said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Whoopi Goldberg.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesTheLuckactress — who starred in the 1992 original filmSister Actas well as the following year’s sequelSister Act 2: Back in the Habit— said the three-decade-long wait was worth it.“It feels right,” she said, “Because we didSister Act 1and2back to back, which is why I think they are really great. But now you need some space on it and you need to let [my character] grow up and become an adult, which is what’s happened. We’ll see. She was an adult when she started but she’s much more of an adult now.“The development ofSister Act 3wasofficially announcedback in December 2020. Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production President Sean Baileyannounced the exciting newsduring Disney Investor Day of that year, also noting thatTyler Perrysigned on to produce alongside Goldberg.Even Perry is excited to see Goldberg return to her beloved role. “We are pretty far down the line, and in the script and in the production of it, so it’s— I’m really excited for it,” hetoldETin May. “It’s more Whoopi than anything. I wanted it to be the experience that I had watching both of [the first two films]. I want everybody who watches it to feel that way coming out of the theater, to feel that sense of good in life.”

Sister Act(1992).Photo: Suzanne Hanover/Touchstone/Kobal/Shutterstock

Thirty years after the firstSister Actfilm premiered,Whoopi Goldbergis sharing her excitement about reprising her role as Deloris Van Cartier, aka Sister Mary Clarence.Inan interview withEntertainment Tonight, the 66-year-old actress didn’t reveal muchabout the upcoming sequelbut she did confirm she has been fighting for it to be made. “I’ve been trying to do this for six years,” she said. “I was told no one was interested in this. It takes a minute for people to realize they should take their foot out of their mouth.“The Viewco-host said the movie is indeed still happening but they haven’t filmed yet.“You’re never fully happy with a script because one of the things you find is you wanna have the space to make an adjustment if you need to. Sometimes what looks right on paper doesn’t come out of your mouth the right way. You have to move it around a little bit, but I’m very hopeful people will be happy,” she said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Whoopi Goldberg.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesTheLuckactress — who starred in the 1992 original filmSister Actas well as the following year’s sequelSister Act 2: Back in the Habit— said the three-decade-long wait was worth it.“It feels right,” she said, “Because we didSister Act 1and2back to back, which is why I think they are really great. But now you need some space on it and you need to let [my character] grow up and become an adult, which is what’s happened. We’ll see. She was an adult when she started but she’s much more of an adult now.“The development ofSister Act 3wasofficially announcedback in December 2020. Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production President Sean Baileyannounced the exciting newsduring Disney Investor Day of that year, also noting thatTyler Perrysigned on to produce alongside Goldberg.Even Perry is excited to see Goldberg return to her beloved role. “We are pretty far down the line, and in the script and in the production of it, so it’s— I’m really excited for it,” hetoldETin May. “It’s more Whoopi than anything. I wanted it to be the experience that I had watching both of [the first two films]. I want everybody who watches it to feel that way coming out of the theater, to feel that sense of good in life.”

Thirty years after the firstSister Actfilm premiered,Whoopi Goldbergis sharing her excitement about reprising her role as Deloris Van Cartier, aka Sister Mary Clarence.

Inan interview withEntertainment Tonight, the 66-year-old actress didn’t reveal muchabout the upcoming sequelbut she did confirm she has been fighting for it to be made. “I’ve been trying to do this for six years,” she said. “I was told no one was interested in this. It takes a minute for people to realize they should take their foot out of their mouth.”

The Viewco-host said the movie is indeed still happening but they haven’t filmed yet.

“You’re never fully happy with a script because one of the things you find is you wanna have the space to make an adjustment if you need to. Sometimes what looks right on paper doesn’t come out of your mouth the right way. You have to move it around a little bit, but I’m very hopeful people will be happy,” she said.

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Whoopi Goldberg.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

TheLuckactress — who starred in the 1992 original filmSister Actas well as the following year’s sequelSister Act 2: Back in the Habit— said the three-decade-long wait was worth it.

“It feels right,” she said, “Because we didSister Act 1and2back to back, which is why I think they are really great. But now you need some space on it and you need to let [my character] grow up and become an adult, which is what’s happened. We’ll see. She was an adult when she started but she’s much more of an adult now.”

The development ofSister Act 3wasofficially announcedback in December 2020. Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production President Sean Baileyannounced the exciting newsduring Disney Investor Day of that year, also noting thatTyler Perrysigned on to produce alongside Goldberg.

Even Perry is excited to see Goldberg return to her beloved role. “We are pretty far down the line, and in the script and in the production of it, so it’s— I’m really excited for it,” hetoldETin May. “It’s more Whoopi than anything. I wanted it to be the experience that I had watching both of [the first two films]. I want everybody who watches it to feel that way coming out of the theater, to feel that sense of good in life.”

source: people.com