Jennifer Hudson Talks ‘The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete,’ ‘American Idol’ Rumors And Her Favorite Halloween Candy
Posted in: Today's ChiliIt’s a busy autumn for Jennifer Hudson. “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete,” out this Friday, marks her second movie of the season following last month’s “Winnie Mandela,” in which Hudson plays the ex-wife of South African President Nelson Mandela. She recently unveiled the lead single from her forthcoming third studio album, and in November she’ll star in “Black Nativity” alongside Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.
Hudson has said her next album will be more “upbeat,” yet her current film roles are anything but. Each of the aforementioned movies finds the 32-year-old Oscar winner stepping into the shoes of a character overcome with adversity. In “Mister & Pete,” she plays a heroin-addicted prostitute with a 13-year-old son who’s forced to fend for himself when she’s taken to prison. HuffPost Entertainment caught up with Hudson at the movie’s New York press day last week to discuss what it’s like to take on such meaty roles, how she feels about the poor reception “Winnie Mandela” has received and, of course, what she’ll be for Halloween this year.
Congratulations on the film. Filmmakers always say never to work with animals or children. What did working with kids add and take away from the experience of making the movie? (“Mister & Pete” stars Skylan Brooks as Mister and Ethan Dizon as Pete, his 9-year-old friend.)
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