The Blackening Cast Members Talk Movie's 'Hues of Blackness'
When it comes to horror movies, fans notice that Black characters tend to be the first to die — and it's pretty uncommon to see a horror film where the majority of the cast is Black. But all that changes with the new movie The Blackening, which provides as much comedy as scary moments. PopCulture.com spoke exclusively to cast members Antoinette Robertson, Melvin Gregg and Dewayne Perkins, and they revealed what made this film such an attractive project.
"You read something like the script that was handed to me, and I was like, 'Okay, well the notion that I would never do horror was something that was very firm in my mind,'" Robertson exclusively told PopCulture. "And I was like, this changed everything. I was like, I see how well-written this is. I can picture myself in this friend group as this character. I see these multidimensional characters. They have layers. I understand the dynamics between them. I see different hues of blackness. I see different people from different walks of life... not necessarily showing the world, but just being themselves authentically so that the world can see we're not a monolith. I was like 110%. I was like, 'I feel like I would regret it if I didn't take part in this brilliance.'"
The Blackening, which is out in theatres now, also stars Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, X Mayo, Sinqua Wallas, Jay Pharoah and Yvonne Orji.
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