Watch: ‘Siners’ Star Wunmi Mosaku about the leading role in the top film of the country – Essence

“I hope people love these characters as much as We Love these characters. “

In sinnerWunmi Mosaku from Ryan Coogler’s Genreer-Trotziger Thriller delivers a layered and emotionally resonant performance-a spiritual leader, a healer and a pillar of a southern community from the Jim Crow era, which deals with an emerging, mysterious evil. In conversation with essence, she described Annie as someone who was deeply connected to both land and legacy.

Mosakus admiration for the film started on the first pages of the script. “I have never read a script in which I took care of every single character,” she said. The same emotions translated on the screen when the film with an opening weekend of 61 million US dollars destroyed the cash expectations and continued to upset online discussions.

The actress nominated by the BAFTA also praised Coogler’s vision and said that “his art is so deep and necessary” and attributed its deliberate direction with the design of the soul of the film. The Blues Soundtrack, which focused on the musical talent of the preacher boy (played by Miles Caton), became “the heartbeat of history” – a symbol of love, agony and identity.

Turned into immersion formats and rich in powerful news, sinner is more than a horror film. It is a community history, a spiritual settlement and, as Mosaku says, “a piece of culture”.

Essence: I don’t think so sinnerAnd I’m just looking forward to the world Finally be able to see the film.

Wunmi Mosaku: Thank you! Nice to see you again.

Also. Your character Annie, she is described as a spiritual guide and healer. Can you talk about the role she plays in the? sinner Community?

She is a spiritist, summoned woman and a healer. It is a pillar and a center in the community. She has a small business with roots, herbs and also cooks. It is the other half of Smoke. She is part of him in a way that his healer and sanctuary, his place of vulnerability and openness is. He can’t hide from her. She can’t hide from him either. She is a mother and she is someone who is deeply rooted in her traditions. It is connected to the mother country and is connected to the spiritual world – she is a very powerful person.

sinner Has a very unique action and action. What made you about this film?

I mean, primarily Ryan Coogler is someone from whom I deeply respect and from whom I am inspired. I just think his art is so deep and necessary and it is a beacon and a preserving of Pan African culture. I mean, he is a goalkeeper of culture and he likes us and ours. I have the feeling that the first seven pages I read were some of the most beautiful writing that I had ever seen. The scene between Annie and Rauch. That was all I had when I had my first meeting with him, and I just felt this love for the two.

I had never read anything that was written so perfectly, where her story, grief, her love, her hopes, her fears, her whys and your why don’t understand anything, and I wanted to be part of it from the moment I read it. I was inspired by him at this meeting. He is so thoughtful, he is so intelligent and eloquent, and he sees things as I need. I need his eye for myself to see it too. In everything he did, I was so grateful for his perspective and his wisdom taught me something for myself for my hopes for the future.

Essence could see an early coaching passage of the film. How it was processed to see what the world will see, you now have an increased role in what the finished product is now. How much does she excite this and what hopefully the audience takes out of her performance in the film?

I just feel honored to be in this film and have the bow that my character does. It is an integral part of her understanding and struggle. I hope that people love these characters as much as We Love these characters. When I read the script, I thought I never have it and actually said it to my agent: “I have never read a script in which I love and took care of every single character that was written on the side.” Whether the young girl is at the beginning outside of the shop and keeps an eye on the truck. I love her. I have the feeling that I love this scene. I love the teaching of the community. Everyone is so well written, and I hope that everyone who sees this film loves this film, everyone of these characters loves and feels the same for each of these characters as we do.

They used to talk about Smoke, but I actually want to talk about stack now. How was it to act next to stack And Smoke?

To be honest, Michael Michael’s work was so detailed that it was so clear who he was. Even in the rehearsal, his energy was different. When he came in a set when he was smoke, I felt as if we were to bite each other. I have the feeling that, especially in the emotional scenes, I was always at his side or behind him as support. And when he stuck, he would do his thing and I would say: “Oh, that’s stack.” There was such an energy shift with him, which was so obvious. I could see it with my back whether he was smoke or stack – I could see it so clearly. And apart from the technical data of the actual filming, it was actually pretty easy to make the scenes in a certain way. It was easy because they were so different.

How big is the music and the blues aspect played for you in the film?

The music is the heartbeat. I think Sammie is the heartbeat – his love, his passion, his actual voice, his journey to the blues, his fight against his family, his discovery of himself as an artist. I think of the blues and Sammie that are involved and that it is a journey of agony and love. I think the blues is absolutely an integral part of the film.

One thing that I thought was really interesting when I researched before this conversation is that Ryan (Coogler) described this film as “Comfort Food” film. It is something that he considers to be a film for personal and exciting for him because he is a director, but of course I know that he is also a fan of cinemas. How do you think that this energy that has been translated on set for you?

I mean it was incredible. Ryan has such love and respect for filmmakers and filmmakers, but he always said: “We make a big film.” He would say every day, maybe three times: “Guys, we make a big film.” And it seems obvious, but when he says it that way, they are like this: “Wow, we really do it. We really create something together.” And so there was always awe of everyone who surrounded Ryan and for the work he spreads into the world. The feeling was always respect and pleasure and understanding that we make a piece of culture.