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Keke Palmer Talks Sister Act 3 With Lizzo & Nicki Minaj
Keke Palmer is acceptable to bless the surface with Whoopi Goldberg.
With Sister Act 3 officially successful the works astatine Disney+, Whoopi revealed past month that she would emotion to person stars similar Keke, Lizzo and Nicki Minaj prima alongside her successful the sequel film. And Keke couldn't beryllium happier with the Oscar winner's casting privation list.
"I'm loving it," the Nope prima exclusively shared connected the Nov. 28 occurrence of E! News (airing contiguous astatine 11:30 p.m.). "First of all, I emotion Lizzo, and I emotion Nicki. So, if me, Lizzo and Nicki are successful Sister Act 3, I'm successful the theaters. Okay? I'm successful the theaters and I'm showing up to enactment connected clip due to the fact that that sounds similar a amusive cast."
In 2020, Disney announced that a 3rd installment successful the philharmonic drama franchise was successful improvement for the streaming service, with Whoopi acceptable to instrumentality arsenic Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence and enforcement nutrient with Tyler Perry.
While official Sister Act 3 casting announcements person yet to beryllium made, fans tin spot Keke amusement disconnected her comedic chops arsenic the big of Saturday Night Live connected Dec. 3. As for however the 29-year-old—who precocious partnered with Doritos Dips—reacted to getting the SNL call, she said, "I was stunned."
Hosting the late-night sketch amusement has been a extremity for the actress, particularly aft seeing her chap Nickelodeon alum Kenan Thompson marque his debut connected the deed NBC series.
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"As I grew up and started to recognize the past of SNL and however it truly created a pathway for comedians to make their ain I.P. and to beryllium capable to alteration into these antithetic characters—from Eddie Murphy to Adam Sandler to Jimmy Fallon," she continued, "I conscionable benignant of was ever like, 'Man, I would emotion to beryllium a portion of that conversation.'"
Catch Keke's Saturday Night Live hosting debut this Saturday, Dec. 3 astatine 11:30 p.m. connected NBC.
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