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EXCLUSIVE: For Halle Berry, who recently made her feature directorial debut with the Netflix sports drama Bruised, one of the most “magical” parts of the process was teaming up with A-list musicians Van Hunt, H.E.R. and Starrah on the creation of its Oscar-shortlisted original song, “Automatic Woman.” In the film…

Halle Berry made her feature directing debut with Netflix’s Bruised this year, and now she is set to receive the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards next month. The Critics Choice Association made the announcement this morning about its sixth annual award, which honors a woman who advocates for gender equality…

Oscar winner Halle Berry (Bruised, Monster’s Ball) has entered into a new partnership with Netflix which will see her continue to star in and produce films for the streamer. The announcement comes one week after Netflix’s global release of her feature directorial debut, Bruised, which quickly landed the streamer’s #1…

Halle Berry’s feature directorial debut, Bruised, actually premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as a “work in progress.” It was picked up by Netflix with the idea of completing the film as close to Berry’s initial vision as possible. More than a year later, the finished pic has premiered at yet…

Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Bruised, the first feature directed by Academy Award winner Halle Berry, which will be released in select theaters on November 17, making its way to the streamer on November 24. In the film penned by first-time feature writer Michelle Rosenfarb, Berry stars as Jackie…

The American Film Institute said Tuesday that it has added the world premieres of Apple Original Films’ Swan Song, starring two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, and Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised from Netflix to this year’s AFI Fest lineup. When Netflix picked up Bruised at the Toronto Film Festival last…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Halle Berry is set to headline the 12th annual espnW: Women+Sports Summit, where she will talk about her feature directing debut Bruised. The in-person/virtual event will be held October 18-20 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, north of San Diego. Berry will sit with SportsCenter anchor…

EXCLUSIVE: 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. It’s the first…

EXCLUSIVE: London-based financier Head Gear Films, which recently backed John Michael McDonagh's upcoming The Forgiven and Halle Berry's Bruised, is setting up a $25M credit facility to fund productions shooting in Serbia. The facility will be operated in partnership with Belgrade-based production outfit Balkanic Media…

UPDATED with more castings: Comedian Iliza Shlesinger, Ellen Burstyn, Jimmie Fails and Molly Parker have been added to the cast of Kornél Mundruczó-directed indie drama Pieces of a Woman from Sam Levinson's Little Lamb Productions, a division of BRON Studios. Based on a script by Kata Wéber, the plot centers on a…

EXCLUSIVE: Destroyer and TIFF Rising Star Shamier Anderson and Designated Survivor actor Adan Canto are heading into the MMA arena for Halle Berry’s feature directorial debut Bruised, Deadline has learned. Written by Michelle Rosenfarb, the pic follows Jackie Justice (played by Berry), a washed-up MMA wrestler who has…

Halle Berry sustained a minor injury while filming mixed martial arts movie Bruised in New Jersey, Deadline has confirmed. Because of the injury, a shoot scheduled for Monday was postponed. The Oscar-winning actress suffered the injury during a fight scene on the film, which also marks her directorial debut. According…