Which (Oprah Winfrey).
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I saw so much beauty in it, but also so much meaning.
Planets no ones ever seen or heard of, he said.
I was interested in that and in a heroine that looked like the girls I grew up with.
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Chris is the first full-on heart-throb throw in of actor that Ive ever worked with, DuVernay notes.
Thats how the world sees him.
But I always just saw a damn good actor.
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My whole process with this film was, what if?
Could we bring in culture, bring in history in their costumes?
And in the women themselves, could we just reflect a fuller breadth of femininity?
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First up was Mindy Kaling, who plays the enlightened Mrs. Who.
She was a real partner in that.
It was so lucky that she was a fan of the book and wanted to come play with me.
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Guiding Who and Whatsit is the most legendary guru of all: Oprah Winfrey, who plays Mrs.
Which, a powerful sage with a knack for materialization.
I mean, when youre trying to cast the wisest woman in the world, whats the question?
She dropped into the character so well, but its also Oprah.
When we see her inHenrietta Lacks, shes not Oprah to me.
When I saw her inThe Butler, she became Gloria to me.
But in this, because of the things that Mrs.
Which says, her Oprah-ness is really helpful.
