During Disney’s Investor Day event, the studio confirmed that Sister Act 3 is officially in development and Whoopi Goldberg set to reprise her iconic role.
The View co-host played Deloris, a lounge singer who joins a convent after being placed in a witness protection program to stay away from a pimp.
The film, which follows 1992’s Sister Act and 1993’s Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, will debut on Disney+. Disney took to Twitter to make the announcement after the investors meeting as you can see below:
Sister Act 3 is in development! 🎤 @WhoopiGoldberg returns to star and produce, with @TylerPerry as producer as well. Sister Act 3 will premiere on @DisneyPlus.
— Disney (@Disney) December 11, 2020
Goldberg, 65, has long advocated for another Sister Act installment, teasing the possibility of a third film in October.
“For a long time, they kept saying no one wanted to see it,” Goldberg said. “And then quite recently, it turns out, that may not be true. People may want to see it.”
The announcement of the third installment, with Perry at the helm, gained widespread attention online. Perry, the creative force behind 22 movies, 20 plays and eight TV shows, built a 330-acre movie studio complex in Atlanta last year.