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Halle Berryis carving out a new era.
The Oscar winner will work with Netflix to produce and star in multiple films for the streaming giant, according toDeadline.
The new partnership comes a week after Berry’s directorial debut,Bruised, debuted on Netflix. It quickly became the No. 1 movie of the week on the platform following its release. It currently stands as No. 4.
Berry celebrated the standings on Instagram on Tuesday with a video of herself dancing to H.E.R.’s “Automatic Woman” from theBruisedsoundtrack.
“When you find out the night before that your film is#1in the U.S. and#2globally and you start dranking to celebrate … this is bound to happen.#tipsy,” Berry wrote in the caption.
On Twitter, the actress wrote “Grateful” about her new future at Netflix.
Berry, who produced and directedBruised, starred as Jackie Justice, a disgraced MMA fighter who finds redemption and the courage to face her demons when her son reenters her life.
The actress told Deadline: “My directorial debut,Bruised, was a labor of love and I knew that Scott [Stuber] and Ted [Sarandos] would treat it with great care. The Netflix team has not only been collaborative and creative, but extremely passionate and a delight to work with. I am beyond grateful for the partnership and look forward to telling more stories together.”
Stuber, who is the head of global film of Netflix, told the outlet, “There are few people with a career like Halle Berry. She’s an award winning actress, producer and as audiences saw this past week, she’s an incredible director. We’re thrilled to be in her corner as she delivers power in front of and behind the camera inBruisedand look forward to telling more stories together.”
Having ventured into directing, Berry revealed earlier this month she “would love to directCatwoman” during an interview onJake’s Takes.
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“If I could get a hold of that now, knowing what I know having had this experience and reimagine that world the way I reimagined this story,” Berry said. “Bruisedwaswritten for a white, Irish-Catholic 25-year-old girland I got to reimagine it.”
“I wish I could go back and reimagineCatwomanand have a redo on that,” she added.
BesidesBruised, Berry is also starring inThe MothershipandMoonfall. She will also appear inOur Man from Jerseywith Mark Wahlberg.
Berry will be honored with the People’s Icon Awardat the 2021 People’s Choice Awards airing on Dec. 7.
source: people.com
