Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit”
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Veronica Wells
The Switch Up
Naturally, if we’re going to talk about the sequel, we have to begin with the original. And initially, the lead role of Deloris was supposed to go to Bette Midler. And the character’s name wasn’t Deloris, she was Terri Van Cartier. But once Midler passed on the role, they changed her name for Whoopi who said she always wanted to play a woman named Deloris. Midler definitely regrets passing on the project.
She told Metro, “Oh my God, it’s all so tragic. There was Sister Act, which was written for me, but I said: ‘My fans don’t want to see me in a wimple.’ I don’t know where I got that from. Why would I say such a thing? So Whoopi did it instead and, of course, she made a fortune. Then she went on and did Sister Act 2.”
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