DeWanda Wise talks importance of powerful Black women in Hollywood
theGrio caught up with the Someone Great actress about her new role in the upcoming film, the significance of being surrounded by Black actresses in a project and the impact of positive Black narratives in film. Check out our conversation below. TG: Talk to me about the upcoming film ‘Fatherhood’. What initially drew you to the project? DW: I’ll tell you the combination of things that attracted me to ‘Fatherhood.’ One is obviously the script; always start with the script. Paul White’s directing, but he also wrote the latest version and revisions, and he wrote it specifically for...