'Imaginary' Star DeWanda Wise on Preparing for the Chauncey the Teddy Bear Fight and the Best Sequel Idea

DISCLOSURE ALERT: This article discuss plot twists and turns In THE new movie “Imaginary.”

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While She pieces he cool as Jessica, THE hero to fight A sinister plush bear appointed Chauncey In THE new horror movie "Imaginary," Wise grows se by functioning behind THE camera. Her executive producer credit on THE Lions Gate movie was not A vanity title, but instead A essential stage on her journey has claim space behind THE scenes.

"I am A director," She said. "I to have Never has been THE kind of actor that watch up has A together And just laid back In THE make up chair. »

Resistant several Hats encouraged Wise has prepare deeply For THE role, essential For A movie as "Imaginary," which required a lot of emotion And physics.

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Wise said that director And co-writer Jeff Wadlow opening on together help her TO DO A to print on THE movie.

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The wise attention has detail, And background manufacturing independent movies In filled with pressure circumstances, allowed her has to have A shorthand with Wadlow.

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Wadlow said that DeWanda personality led her has success In all aspects of her performance And leadership.

"From Wanda East just SO based," he said. "I have Never work with A actor WHO has both feet SO firmly plant on This Earth. She is just A wonderful person has be around. She knows WHO She East, She knows WHO You are, She knows her character. And It is not just a few innate sense She has. She do her homework — She watch Me pages And pages of Biography She wrote about [her character] Jessica, And She can be SO based, connected And SO real. »

Wise Also said that thoughts about scary "Imaginary" sequels came up on together, including Since 10 years co-star Pyper Brraun.

"There could be more Chauncey stories," She said. "She was talk about A potential coda: 'There could be A missing child thing, And he could be Liam's sibling, because We don't do it know if Liam a A sibling.' And I was as, 'You better sit down with Jeff And get has to write ! »