The Deliverance's Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Reveals How She Prepared for the Role

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor acts with conviction and she doesn’t just take on any role. If you take a look at her filmography, it’s clear that she chooses projects that resonate with an important message. The Color Purple, If Beale Street Could Talk, Cover, King Richard, and The Birth of a Nation are just a few of the projects she’s starred in over her decorated career as an actress. The forthcoming Lee Daniels-directed horror film The Deliverance is no exception.

The first-look trailer gave a hint about the battle Ellis-Taylor and her co-stars would be up against in the film. “Remember, before we get started, whatever it says to you, do not listen to it,” she tells Andra Day in the opening sequence. “It will play on your heart, it will play on your mind.” Based on the real-life events of the Ammons haunting case, the film sees an embattled mother of three, Ebony, seek the help of a faith leader who conducts a spiritual practice known as the deliverance to help save demonic souls. Ahead of the film’s release on August 16, Ellis-Taylor spoke with Collider about how she prepared for such heavy scenes.

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