Sheila Atim marveled that the top four actors listed on the call sheet during filming of Gina Prince-Bythewood’s hot epic The Woman King “are all dark-skinned Black women.” Counting on the fingers …
Atim continued: “A movie of this scale with a studio, with this kind of platform. It does also mean something very significant when a big studio takes us on. That says something.
Atim plays Amenza, a servant-turned-fearless fighter; she’s General Nanisca’s best friend and confidant, and spiritual adviser to King Ghezo . The film is set against a backdrop of a kingdom fighting to preserve its way of life from slave traders. The actors trained throughout the shoot as well. Personal trainer Gabriela McLain put them through their paces. “She’s lovely and sweet but also, we would all hide from her,” Atim said, hooting with laughter.But as much as the women would hide out from McLain “we would seek out Gabi when we knew we needed to train. There was a lot of weight training just to help sculpt the body. Gabi and Gina were very specific about how they wanted each warrior to look .
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