Halle Berry’s new film Bruised lands on Netflix so soon, and it’s going to be all anyone can talk about

Rosenfarb originally wrote the story with the idea that Jackie would be a a 21-year-old white woman, however, he was willing to rework it after Berry expressed an interest in the project. 

According to Entertainment Weekly, Berry said: “I knew as written it could not be me, but what I loved about the story is it was classic fight film. I loved the fractured brokenness of this character, and I love to see a film that’s about redemption. I want to see the human spirit soar, I want to see someone rise above obstacles and still be standing at the end of the day.”

Speaking to Variety, Berry also explained thats he pitched herself for the lead to create a new type of fight film. “Why not a Black woman? It’s an old genre; there’s so many great fight films that have been made. I made the point why it would be worth retelling an age-old story with this new twist.” 

Not only did the film require Berry’s talents as an actor and a new director but there was a lot of physical work involved too. In fact, she revealed in her interview with Variety that she cracked two ribs while filming a fight scene but decided to work through the pain. 

“I didn’t want to stop because I had prepared for so long. We had rehearsed; we were ready. So my mind, my director’s mind, was just—keep going. And I compartmentalized that, and I just kept going: ‘I’m not going to stop. I’ve come too far. I’m going to act as if this isn’t hurting. I’m going to will myself through it.’ And so we did,” she said. 

Talk about dedication! 

Who is in the cast of ‘Bruised’? 

Aside from Berry, who said she saw herself in the role of Jackie as soon as she red the script, the film is made up of Stephen McKinley Henderson as Pops, Shamier Anderson as the MMA league promoter, Sheila Atim as Bobbi “Buddhakan” Berroa, Danny Boyd Jr. as Manny Lyons Jr., Adan Canto as Desi and Nikolai Nikolaeff as Igor. 

Is there a trailer for Bruised? 

Yes, and it’s very intense…