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Streaming service Netflix is said to have paid the hefty price for Halle Berry’s upcoming film, \u201cBruised,” in which she also stars. (Credit: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halle Berry landed a major hit with her directorial debut, it seems.<\/p>\n

The Oscar-winning actress\u2019 upcoming mixed martial arts drama, \u201cBruised,\u201d was reportedly purchased<\/a> by video streaming giant Netflix for a whopping $20 million.<\/p>\n

[Related: <\/i>12 Movies With a Female Lead Who\u2019s a Badass Entrepreneur<\/i><\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n

No news yet on when the film, with themes and a redemption arc that are said to echo the classic boxing movie \u201cRocky,\u201d will be made available to Netflix customers. But it\u2019s set to screen at the Toronto Film Festival as a work in progress.<\/p>\n

Berry’s achievement is notable when you consider the rarity of women directors — in particular, women directors of color. As of 2019<\/a>, just 8 percent of directors at major film festivals were women of color. Meanwhile, nearly half of all directors at the same festivals were white men.<\/p>\n

The Academy Awards recently announced<\/a> a new set of diversity standards for Oscars consideration, in a bid to turn the tide. But presently, Berry remains an outlier.<\/p>\n

More impressive still is that she\u2019s also the film\u2019s star — which was how she wound up with two cracked ribs during the course of filming. But she was determined to push forward as both an actress and director to bring her vision to life. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to stop because I had prepared for so long,\u201d Berry told Variety<\/a> of the experience. \u201cWe had rehearsed — we were ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Related: <\/i>Marvel Movie \u2018Captain Marvel\u2019 Wins Big at the Box Office, for Women in Film<\/i><\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n

She added that it was her leadership role on the film that drove her onward. \u201c[M]y director\u2019s mind was just — keep going. And I compartmentalized that, and I just kept going: \u2018I\u2019m not going to stop. I\u2019ve come too far. I\u2019m going to act as if this isn\u2019t hurting. I\u2019m going to will myself through it.\u2019 And so we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, they did — and now, she has a knockout deal to show for it.<\/p>\n

[Related: <\/i>What Amy Poehler Can Teach Us From Her \u2018Wine Country\u2019 Directorial Debut<\/i><\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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