Oscar winner Halle Berry was ‘thrilled’ to announce Wednesday that the world premiere of her directorial debut Bruised will happen at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival this September.
‘I’m humbled, thrilled, out here doing backflips!’ the 53-year-old mother-of-two – who boasts 8.7M social media followers – gushed.
‘A special thank you to my unbelievable cast and crew, team of producers and the @ufc! See y’all in September!’
‘See y’all in September!’ Oscar winner Halle Berry was ‘thrilled’ to announce Wednesday that the world premiere of her directorial debut Bruised will happen at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival this September (pictured December 21)
The 53-year-old mother-of-two gushed: ‘I’m humbled, thrilled, out here doing backflips…A special thank you to my unbelievable cast and crew, team of producers and the @ufc!’
Bruised was truly a labor of love for Halle (born Maria), who ‘broke some bones’ in November while shooting action scenes as her disgraced MMA fighter character Jackie Justice.
Jackie must conquer her demons, face one of the fiercest rising MMA stars, and reunite with her estranged six-year-old son Manny in the Rocky-style drama.
10-year-old Good Girls star Danny Boyd Jr. – who plays Manny – thanked and congratulated Berry and shared a #TBT snap from the moment they met via FaceTime last fall.
The John Wick 3 action star’s Instagram post received well wishes from members of the Bruised cast like Shamier Anderson, Valentina Shevchenko, and Gabi Garcia.
‘THIS is how I’m feeling right now!’ Bruised was truly a labor of love for Halle, who ‘broke some bones’ in November while shooting action scenes as her disgraced MMA fighter character Jackie Justice
Action! Jackie must conquer her demons, face one of the fiercest rising MMA stars, and reunite with her estranged six-year-old son Manny in the Rocky-style drama
‘You deserve all the flowers!’ 10-year-old Good Girls star Danny Boyd Jr. – who plays Manny – thanked and congratulated Berry and shared a #TBT snap from the moment they met via FaceTime last fall
‘You did it!’ The John Wick 3 action star’s post received well wishes from celebs Taraji P. Henson, Lena Waithe, Michelle Williams, Ruth E. Carter, Kerry Washington, and Mario Lopez
Congrats! Berry is one of only three American filmmakers – including Reinaldo Marcus Green and Ricky Staub – presenting the 50 feature films announced, thus far, at the Canadian fest (pictured November 14)
Halle was also congratulated by her celeb pals Taraji P. Henson, Lena Waithe, Michelle Williams, Ruth E. Carter, Kerry Washington, and Mario Lopez.
Berry is one of only three American filmmakers – including Reinaldo Marcus Green and Ricky Staub – presenting the 50 feature films announced, thus far, at the Canadian fest.
Running September 10–19 – TIFF’s reimagined physical and digital fest will host physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, and industry talks.
TIFF Ambassadors will include Ava DuVernay, Taika Waititi, Nicole Kidman, Martin Scorsese, Alfonso Cuarón, Rian Johnson, Jason Reitman, Isabelle Huppert, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, Priyanka Chopra, Viggo Mortensen, Zhang Ziyi, David Oyelowo, etc.
Running September 10–19! TIFF’s reimagined physical and digital fest will host physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, and industry talks