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The Big Picture Lee Daniels is known to tackle taboo subjects that will spark conversation. His 2008 drama Precious catapulted him to new heights, earning one of its stars, Mo’Nique, an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The film chronicled the disenfranchised life of an inner-city Black girl with two children, little education, and an abusive mother. Since then, he’s expanded his works with other buzz-worthy projects, including the five-season musical dramedy, Empire.
The Deliverance RHorrorThriller A woman returns to her childhood home to confront dark secrets from her past. As supernatural forces emerge and family tensions rise, she must uncover the truth behind her haunting visions and protect her loved ones from an ancient evil threatening their lives. “I looked at the court documents, and then I just read and watched a lot of her interviews that she'd done, and the social worker’s before doing my own take on it,” he explained. And there were a lot of Ammons' accounts that were available for him to dig into.Capt. Charles Austin, a 36-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, initially believed Ammons and her family concocted an elaborate tale for money, and to escape eviction.
“My mom — back in when the movie was offered to me during Pecious times — didn't want me to do it because she really didn't want those demons ,” he remembers. “She believes in it. I believe in it, too. that I'm an open portal. She just didn't want that negativity coming towards me. But I think that we're in dark times right now, very dark times. And I think now more than ever, we need to find our higher power.
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