Among the producers was Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk, with whom Berry worked on “John Wick: Chapter 3 –Parabellum.” Blake Lively was originally attached to star when she backed out Berry approached Iwanyk with a pitch to transform the lead character into a middle-aged Black woman. 2 spot worldwide it was watched for 47.7 million hours in its first five days, according to Netflix.Īfter “Bruised” premiered at TIFF as a work in progress last year, the streamer reportedly paid close to $20 million for the movie. It was written by Michelle Rosenfarb in her feature debut. The film stars Berry as a washed-up MMA fighter struggling for redemption as an athlete and a mother in Newark, New Jersey. “Bruised” got a limited theatrical release from Netflix November 17, and started streaming November 24.
