![]() Stay on top of the latest TV news! Sign up for our TV email newsletter here. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” premieres Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. “My feeling always is, if I read a book and I love the story, I figure I can get at least a million other people with me,” Winfrey said. Winfrey hopes the film will draw more viewers and readers towards Henrietta Lacks’ life, one that she didn’t know about before coming across the book. It’s about the passion of wanting to know.” As for “Henrietta Lacks,” “It’s really about who has the power, here. “One of the things that I thought about very early on when I was working on this was ‘The Tempest.’ In the first scene Prospero tells Miranda her story and in the second scene, she defies him,” Wolfe said. Wolfe, the entry point for the character went back much further. READ MORE: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Review: Oprah Winfrey Dominates an HBO Film Told From the Wrong Perspectiveįor “Lacks” director George C. “She was on the tape saying that she wanted me to play her.” She found her ancestors, I know I can find mine,'” Winfrey said, effortlessly slipping into character. I heard her, on tape, saying, ‘I saw Oprah today. ![]() ![]() That actually is the thing that finally convinced me to do it. “We were able to hear, because of Rebecca Skloot, the author of the book, hours and hours and hours of real tapes of Deborah. ![]() Box Office Pulls Like 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Are Strong Best Picture Contenders.The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from 'Unsolved Mysteries' to 'McMillions' to 'The Staircase'.Independent Spirit Awards Shift to Gender-Neutral Acting Categories for 2023.Film Independent Forum Sets 2022 Lineup with 'The Inspection,' Daniels, and More.The unlikeliest of sources ultimately convinced her to take the part. She had fallen in love with the book that led to the “Henrietta Lacks” film, which charts Deborah’s quest to find out about a mother she barely knew and a medical legacy that never included her family. It was a moment that almost didn’t happen, since Winfrey was reticent to take the part. ![]()
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