Sheila Atim on Bruised, Halle Berry, and Her Unaired Game of Thrones Pilot

With Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised now playing in select theaters and streaming on Netflix, I recently got to speak with Sheila Atim about playing an MMA coach in the film. If you’re not familiar with Bruised, the film stars Berry as a disgraced MMA fighter trying for one last shot at redemption when the son she had given up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life. Bruised also stars Adan Canto, Shamier Anderson, Danny Boyd, Jr., Adriane Lenox, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. During the interview, Atim talks about why she wanted to be involved in the project, what it was like watching Halle Berry direct her first movie, what people would be surprised to learn about the making of the film, what she learned about MMA fighters while researching the role, and what’s her favorite theater to perform in. In addition, we talked about Jane Goldman’s unaired Game of Thrones pilot which she was part of and if she’s over the series not moving forward on HBO. Watch wha