Halle Berry says she doesn't plan to direct and star in the same movie ever again after 'Bruised'
- Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with Netflix's "Bruised" in which she also stars.
- She told Insider the experience made her realized she wouldn't direct and star in a movie again.
The Netflix movie "Bruised" marks Halle Berry's first time ever directing a movie. She also stars in the lead role as an MMA fighter who embarks on her final bout.
But it's likely the last time you'll ever see Berry direct a movie in which she stars.
"I doubt I would act and direct again," Berry told Insider over a recent Zoom chat. "Either one of those jobs, I realized through this experience, is largely enough."
The Oscar-winner said she trained for two years to look like an MMA fighter, but then there was also the challenge of getting the project off the ground as its director, especially since she had a specific vision for the story she wanted to tell.
In the movie, Berry plays Jackie Justice, who became a joke in the MMA world after running out of the ring in the middle of a fight and is now cleaning rich people's houses in Newark. But when the son she gave away as an infant comes back into her life, Justice decides to take steps to better her life, which means getting back into the ring.
Though Berry isn't up for the toils of starring and directing in the same movie again, the actress said she very much wants to continue directing.
"Having done this now, I now know it's possible. I can do it. I think as a woman we haven't often thought we could do it," she said. "I have many stories swirling around in my head right now that I would love to be able to tell."
"Bruised" is now playing in limited theaters and will be streaming on Netflix beginning November 24.