Halle Berry Uses Son Maceo as a Weight For 'At Home Kiddie Workout'

Halle Berry‘s upcoming movie Bruised is her directorial debut and it was just screened as a “work-in-progress” film at the Toronto Film Festival.

Oscar winner Halle Berry says her directorial debut, Bruised, left her filled with anxiety on set. "I was scared shitless.

Halle Berry revealed her professional career got harder after becoming the first African American woman to win the best actress Oscar in 2002 for her role in “Monster’s Ball.” The actress says she remained disappointed during the following years of the historic moment, confessing that she thinks “it’s largely because there was no place for someone like me.”The 54-year-old star had one of the most emotional acceptance speeches during the ceremony and she described it at that time as “a bigger moment,” than her, thinking the Academy Award win would open doors for “every nameless, faceless woman of color.”The disappointment that the actress endured afterwards became clearer as she didn’t have the support of Hollywood in the years to come, also

Halle Berry's feature film directorial debut Bruised is on its way to getting scooped up by Netflix for nearly $20M.The streaming colossus has entered the last stages of the acquisition negotiations for the MMA film, according toDeadline.As news of the deal broke the 54-year-old superstar tweeted a link to a Variety story and wrote: 'I am speechless.

Netflix is closing in to make the first deal of the Toronto International Film Festival, entering final negotiations to pick up Halle Berry’s MMA drama Bruised, THR has confirmed. The movie, which is making its debut virtually Saturday as a work in progress, is Berry’s directorial debut.

One of the premier titles at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival comes from Halle Berry, making her directorial debut with “Bruised.” Even before the film was selected as part of TIFF, the buzz surrounding the film was building, thanks to Berry’s star power and the fact that the actress stars in the film as well as being behind the camera.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterNetflix is about to knock out competitors for the worldwide distribution rights to Halle Berry’s directorial debut.Berry’s “Bruised,” an MMA drama that is screening as a work-in-progress at the 2020 Toronto film festival, is stitching up sale close to $20 million, insiders familiar with negotiations said. Endeavor Content is repping filmmakers in the deal.The director also stars in this tale of a washed-up MMA fighter struggling for redemption as both an athlete and a mother.More to come.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is getting the Toronto International Film Festival off to a strong start with a figurative and literal punch in the face. Deadline hears the streamer is firming an 8-figure sum for world rights to Bruised, the mixed martial arts drama that marks the directorial debut of Halle Berry.

coronavirus, as she is thought to be more at risk due to having diabetes.The actress was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after falling ill in 1989.Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high.Opening up about the precautions she has taken, the Catwoman actress said: “I do feel at risk.“I’m very strict about quarantining and who is in my bubble.“We have a whole section of the house, when you go out in the world and buy something, it has to sit in this purgatory."READ MORE: Richard Schiff wife: Which Good Doctor co-star is actor married to?The NHS state that those living with diabetes are at greater risk of dying if they catch Covid-19.Latest official figures show that almost

Monster's Ball.However, what Berry saw as a potentially 'door-opening' moment from Black actresses at the Oscars, has turned out to be anything but. "I wanted to believe it was so much bigger than me.

Halle Berry has claimed that studios were too scared to support a James Bond spin-off based on her character Jinx.The Oscar-winning actress played NSA agent Jinx Johnson in the 2002 007 film Die Another Day, which starred Pierce Brosnan, 67. as the British spy.Producer Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.

Die Another Day character, Jinx, was “ahead of its time” and considered too much of a risk in Hollywood.The 54-year-old star said the $80m (£61.5m) budget for an action project with a Black woman in the leading role spooked decision makers at the time.Berry told Variety she was very keen on the idea of reprising her role from the 2002 movie, with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson lobbying MGM to back the film.She said: “It was very disappointing.

Halle Berry has called the aftermath of her Oscars win one of her “biggest heartbreaks”.Berry became the first and only black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 when she took home the Oscar for her performance in the film Monster’s Ball.The actor told Variety of the landmark moment: “I wanted to believe it was so much bigger than me. It felt so much bigger than me, mainly because I knew others should have been there before me and they weren’t.”Despite her high hopes, no other black woman has won the esteemed award since Berry.The 54-year-old said, “I thought Cynthia [Erivo] was going to do it last year.

she added to Variety. ‘It actually got a little harder.

Halle Berry made Hollywood history with her Oscar win, but it didn't quite have the effect she hoped it would. In 2002, Berry, now 54, won the Academy Award for best actress for the film "Monster's Ball," making her the first Black woman to win the award.

Halle Berry's 2002 Oscar win wasn't everything that she imagined it would be. The 54-year-old actress covers the latest issue of and opens up about why she considers the aftermath of that award to be one of her «biggest heartbreaks.»Berry became the first Black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar when she took home the statuette for , an honor that surprised her at the time.«The only thing I remember is somehow I was up on the stage, and I remember [presenter] Russell [Crowe] whispering in my ear, 'Breathe, mate. Breathe,'» she recalls.

Halle Berry has said she clashed with director Bryan Singer on the set of the 2014 X-Men film, Days Of Future Past.

Halle Berry feared she had bone cancer during her directorial debut. The Oscar-winning star plays a disgraced MMA fighter in the sports film 'Bruised', and Halle broke two ribs during the movie's big fight scene - but she initially mistook the injury for something more serious.

Ever since Bryan Singer has seemingly been blacklisted from Hollywood, for a number of reasons including various on-set issues and behind-the-scenes sexual misconduct claims, the stories that have been told about the filmmaker are already pretty shocking, to say the least. And now, Halle Berry is adding to that arsenal of Singer horror stories with her recollections from the set of the ‘X-Men’ franchise.

Halle Berry is opening up about her experiences working with troubled director Bryan Singer, being the first and only Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar, and how she came to direct her first film.Berry, 54, is currently promoting her directorial debut, a sports movie titled Bruised, which will have its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, and has given a candid interview about her career in Hollywood.Famous for playing the role of Storm in the X-Men franchise, Halle also revealed her thoughts on director Singer, who last year agreed to settle a rape accusation of a then-17-year-old boy, but has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, among many other accusations.

Monster's Ball. That night, Halle became the first Black woman to win her category and thought it would spell major change for the industry and pave the way for "every nameless, faceless woman of color." Sadly, no other Black woman has gone on to win Best Actress in the 18 years since Halle.