'Bruised' arrives on Netflix; Halle Berry thanks cast and crew for trusting her

Halle Berry took to her Instagram account on Wednesday, after release of her directorial debut, Bruised and penned down a t of gratitude to her cast and crew. She also thanked her fans and followers for showering love on film after its release. She also thanked Netflix for believing in her and for ir support.

Halle Berry pens down a te of gratitude after release of her directorial debut

actor-turned-director thanked her team for ir support and trust, as this for first time he stepped behind camera. Her te read, "Bruised is here. I'm beyond grateful to officially share my labour of love with world today. I can't say thank you eugh to my entire cast and crew for trusting me along this journey. My heart is full of love and appreciation for all of you."

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Halle Berry recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote film, and revealed some unkwn facts about it. She mentioned that when she got story of Bruised, Blake Lively had already been offered role. She mentioned that although part was written for a 'very young, Irish-Catholic white girl', she wanted to 'reimagine' it and star in film herself. However, she was told that if Lively turned down offer, she would be considered for role. Berry revealed that she waited patiently; for six months until Lively passed on offer.

She said, "When I got story, ar actress was attached to it. This was for Blake Lively. Because originally when I got script, it was written for a very young, Irish-Catholic white girl. I said to my nt, 'But I love this. I have to play this part. I mean, t like this. I have to reimagine it, but I'm gonna do this.' And she said, 'Well, it's Blake's right w, so if Blake, decides to give it away, pass it up, you'll be first person you come to. So I had to patiently wait for six months until Blake decided it's t something she wanted to do."

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