The 35-year-old 'Lovecraft Country' star said her experience with motherhood informed part of her approach to playing Hannah.
She plays Hannah, a single mother whose daughter, Vee, is kidnapped in the middle of a storm. Her landlord, Lou , helps Hannah find Vee by embarking on a grueling journey through the woods.Smollett, an executive producer on the movie, has a five-year-old son with musician Josiah Bell. She told TODAY that her character's"mama bear spirit" is"very familiar" for her."There's just something that happens, or happened to me, when I became a mom.
"I spent a lot of time trying to research that aspect of it because women who are survivors of domestic violence, oftentimes in society, are judged as being weak. It's something I just wholeheartedly disagree with. It is not a sign of weakness," she said.That viewpoint is at the center of clashes between Lou and Hannah, which Smollett said was not originally part of the script.
To research the role, Smollett visited Los Angeles at Jenesse Center, a treatment center for domestic abuse survivors. She said her time there was eye-opening, with details making their way into the character.
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