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Monday, 16 June 2014

Malia Obama 'works on set of Halle Berry's Extant' - Digital Spy

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Malia Obama 'works on set of Halle Berry's Extant'

By Sarah Luoma

Monday, Jun 16 2014, 01:55 BST

US president Barack Obama's eldest daughter has reportedly been spotted on the set of CBS's Extant.

Malia Obama was working as a production assistant, according to The Wrap.

Malia Obama

"She helped with computer shop alignments and the director also let her slate a take," an insider is quoted as saying.

Malia, 15, is reported to have referred to her time on the set of the Halle Berry-led sci-fi series as "a big deal".

Neither CBS nor a spokesperson for the First Lady have so far commented.

Halle Berry in Extant

Extant follows Berry as an astronaut who returns home after a year-long solo mission in space.

Barack Obama recently honoured the late performer Ruby Dee.

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Halle Berry scenes cut from X-Men: Days of Future Past?

Halle Berry scenes cut from X-Men: Days of Future Past?

By Zeba Blay

Saturday, Mar 15 2014, 16:05 GMT

Halle Berry's role in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past movie has been cut down, according to a new report.

The 47-year-old actress joined several other stars from the original X-Men films for the new movie, including Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen.

According to the New York Daily News, Berry's presence in the film as mutant Storm has allegedly been cut down to just one scene.

Berry was pregnant with her second child during most of the filming on X-Men: Days of Future Past in Montreal.

"Storm probably won't be as badass as she was going to be," Berry said after filming. "Because we won't be able to do any fighting or flying or things like that."

She also hinted: "There's something very revealing and shocking about Storm in this movie that I thought was needed."

Halle Berry as Storm in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

Last year, it was revealed that Anna Paquin's role as Rogue was completely cut out of the movie.

X-Men: Days of Future Past will be released in cinemas on May 22.

Watch a trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past below:

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Halle Berry on 'The Call': 'This is my kind of movie'

Halle Berry on 'The Call': 'This is my kind of movie '- Digital Spy

Published Monday, Mar 18 2013, 15:43 GMT | By Justin Harp

Halle Berry has suggested that her new thriller The Call is her favourite kind of movie.

Berry stars in The Call as an emergency dispatcher who becomes embroiled in the manhunt for a serial killer.

Halle Berry at the Oscars 2013

In an interview with Flicks and Bits, the actress teased that she was truly frightened by her latest film's twists and turns.

"Right away when I read the script I knew it was something that I related to. I love this genre of film," Berry said. "I love suspense, I love thrillers, I like to be a little bit scared."

The Oscar winner continued: "[I] also [love] films with a cerebral content to it, as well. So this was right up my alley… I thought it was such a great role for a woman to play.

"At first she's a bit defeated but then throughout the movie she kind of gets her power back. She's just as much saving herself as she's saving the little girl."

Berry also credited The Call with teaching her about the emotional trauma that 911 operators face on a daily basis.

Halle Berry, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, plunging dress

Halle Berry appears on the Jay Leno show

"I've always wondered who these people are and what they look like," she commented.

"And I think that's one of the elements that makes this movie interesting for people, because as I was talking to friends about the role everyone would be like, 'Who are those people? What kind of training do they have, and how do they stay so calm under such pressure?'

"So it's been kind of nice to put a face to all these people that do this job. This job was so interesting, in getting to speak to the people that I spoke to that do it. It was a little bit of everybody."

Berry stars in The Call with Abigail Breslin, David Otunga and Morris Chestnut.

The Call is now playing in the US. Watch a trailer below: