Jones died at his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles at 91, and his family shared an official statement announcing his passing: “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing. And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”

Jones won 28 Grammy Awards across 80 nominations over the course of his illustrious career, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. He rose to prominence during the 60s, and found huge success through his collaboration with Frank Sinatra, before finding his next partner in crime in Michael Jackson and producing his iconic album Thriller.

Jones also produced music for countless movies and TV shows, including Oscar-nominated scores for In Cold Blood, The Wiz, and The Color Purple. He served as the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards, in addition to winning the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

The three have joined forces to adapt the hit book, turned hit movie, turned hit musical to the big screen. Deadline confirms that the feature will be based off the Tony-winning Broadway musical.

The 1982 Alice Walker novel about a black woman named Celie, who suffers abuse from her father, husband, and others over the course of four decades set in the American South, is heading back to the silver screen by Winfrey, Jones, and Scott Sanders, who produced the Broadway version. The three will now produce the big-screen musical with Spielberg as a producer.

Spielberg’s 1985 version starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie. It earned 11 Oscar nominations, including a nom for Best Supporting Actress for Winfrey who made her acting debut. The original Broadway musical debuted in 2005 and scored 11 Tony Award nominations. 

The project is still looking for a writer.

Jones died at his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles at 91, and his family shared an official statement announcing his passing: “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing. And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”

Jones won 28 Grammy Awards across 80 nominations over the course of his illustrious career, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. He rose to prominence during the 60s, and found huge success through his collaboration with Frank Sinatra, before finding his next partner in crime in Michael Jackson and producing his iconic album Thriller.

Jones also produced music for countless movies and TV shows, including Oscar-nominated scores for In Cold Blood, The Wiz, and The Color Purple. He served as the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards, in addition to winning the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

The three have joined forces to adapt the hit book, turned hit movie, turned hit musical to the big screen. Deadline confirms that the feature will be based off the Tony-winning Broadway musical.

The 1982 Alice Walker novel about a black woman named Celie, who suffers abuse from her father, husband, and others over the course of four decades set in the American South, is heading back to the silver screen by Winfrey, Jones, and Scott Sanders, who produced the Broadway version. The three will now produce the big-screen musical with Spielberg as a producer.

Spielberg’s 1985 version starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie. It earned 11 Oscar nominations, including a nom for Best Supporting Actress for Winfrey who made her acting debut. The original Broadway musical debuted in 2005 and scored 11 Tony Award nominations. 

The project is still looking for a writer.