Normani felt “no worry” when she made her movie debut in Freaky Tales.
The Motivation singer performs the character Entice alongside the likes of Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn and Jay Ellis within the drama, which tells 4 interconnected tales that happen at actual places and through actual historic occasions in Oakland, California in 1987.
Whereas the previous Fifth Concord star was new to appearing, she did not really feel too nervous as a result of she was able to pursue a brand new artistic outlet.
“It was such a refreshing expertise for me, particularly since loads of my time and my coronary heart had been devoted to music for therefore lengthy,” she instructed ELLE. “I felt like I used to be capable of be artistic another way. There was no worry going into it. Clearly slight nerves, as a result of this was a brand new setting for me, however that is what I beloved about it most: that I might simply begin from scratch, like clear slate, clean canvas.”
Normani spent loads of time working with Dominique Thorne, finest recognized for Black Panther: Wakanda Without end, and he or she discovered quite a bit from her co-star.
“I will not ever cease being a pupil, so I requested her questions – she was telling me what I used to be doing nicely and simply encouraging me to be current,” the 28-year-old shared.
Reflecting on the “actually dope” expertise as an entire, the singer added, “It glided by quick and sluggish all in the identical breath. I used to be curious to see how they have been going to place all the completely different components collectively, and so they did a ravishing job.”
Freaky Tales, directed by Captain Marvel filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, debuted on the Sundance Movie Competition in January.
It doesn’t but have a launch date.
