Whoopi Goldberg reveals that Patrick Swayze fought for the iconic role of “ghost”

Whoopi Goldberg reflected on her classic role as Oda Mae Brown in the 1990 film “Ghost,” telling Variety that her late co-star Patrick Swayze was advocating for her to get the role.

In a cover story published Wednesday, Goldberg said she was among the women considered by Oda Mae, including Patti LaBelle and Tina Turner, but that Swayze fought for Goldberg to get the role.

He said the late actor and director of the film, Jerry Zucker, flew to Alabama so Goldberg and Swayze could read lines together.

Goldberg told Variety that he instantly felt a connection to Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2009.

“He and I get close,” he said.

Goldberg acted memorably as Oda Mae, a showy-spirited anime who helps murdered banker Sam Wheat (Swayze) connect with his living girlfriend (Demi Moore) to warn her of impending danger.

The actor from “The Color Purple” said she and Swayze would joke about the uncertainty of how the film would turn out as they shot, wondering if it would be “the best thing we’ve ever done,” she said.

Goldberg’s iconic performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 1991 Academy Awards, making her the first black woman to receive an Oscar in 50 years.

In 2002 he became the first black person to achieve EGOT status: someone who won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.

And it continues to advance in the arts.

Goldberg told Variety that he was working on a screenplay for a superhero film about an older black woman who acquires new powers.

“Since I was little, I was obsessed with superheroes,” she said. “Everyone saves the earth all the time. But do you know who will really save the earth? Old black women “.

Read his full Variety cover here.

Another of Goldberg’s legendary roles has also recently crossed his spotlight.

The actor is scheduled to return as Sister Mary Clarence from the 1992 “Sister Act” and its sequel, “Sister Act: Back in the Habit.”

Disney announced in December that the third film was being developed to air on Disney +, with Goldberg producing the film starring Tyler Perry, as well as starring.

During an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Late Show” last October, Goldberg told host James Corden that a third film had not been made because he had long been told that “no one wanted it. I will see”.

“Recently, it turns out that this may not be true; people may want to see it, ”he said.