“Sister Act 3” will premiere on Disney Plus, the corporation’s streaming service, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Goldberg will return as Deloris Van Cartier, a singer forced to enter the witness protection program and be relocated as a nun in a convent.
The 1992 original was a box office hit and won the plaudits of fans. Its sequel, released the following year, received a lukewarm critical reaction and drew in smaller audiences, but both films have retained a cult following since their release.
Influential producer Tyler Perry is signed on to helm the project, Disney said, but no release date was given.
Goldberg first teased a third installment of the franchise in October,
“People might want to see it. So we’re working diligently to figure out how to get the gang together,” she added. “Listen — bad singing, great singing. OK singing and then nuns. What’s better than that?”
The film was among a string of projects revealed by Disney on Thursday, set to air across its various TV and movie platforms.
Other titles announced included a TV version of the “Alien” movie franchise, set to air on FX, and “Rangers of the New Republic,” a new original series set within the Star Wars Mandalorian universe, that will stream on Disney Plus.