Wunmi Mosaku teased the one moment she gasped during filming because it felt so surreal to be part of the script in Sinners.
For those unfamiliar, Wunmi was previously associated with the Miracle franchise for her roles in Dead pool And Lokirecently performed “Annie” in the Oscar-nominated film Sinners.
In a recent interview with Termwhen asked about that one scene where her hopes dwindled, but later during shooting she realized the brilliance behind it.
The British actress responded by showing her strong belief in the film’s script: “I don’t think there was a scene that I thought wouldn’t work. I read it and I thought it was a perfect script. I felt all the characters. I really loved all the characters and cared about them,” she replied.
Moreover, the actress reflected on the beauty of that one scene that ultimately overwhelmed her when she saw it on screen.
“The scene that surprised me was the chain gang scene and the improvisation between Stack, Delta Slim and Miles [Caton]and when I saw the blues coming out of that moment, it was so profound,” she revealed.
Wunmi admitted that she was so shocked at how cleverly the scene unfolded that she wondered if it was even part of the script: “When I looked at it, I was like, ‘Wow, was that in the script?’ I don’t remember that being in the script,” she added.
The actress credited her fellow actors for bringing the scene to life: “And she was just completely blown away by their openness and their flexibility and their reception of the emotion that was built in the scene and Ryan not shouting ‘Cut’ at the end of the monologue,” she said.
For Mosaku, the scene was able to perfectly capture the essence and depth of emotion that the script was unable to do.
“It just surprised me, but the scene itself was perfect and then these moments of genius emerged.”
