Regina King has really caught all our attention with her role in They Harder They Fall. See how she feels about the movie &amp; Trudy Smith.

Regina King Stealing the Spotlight as Trudy Smith in the Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall on Netflix [https://www.netflix.com/] has really impressed
every single person who has watched it and indeed is one of the most amazing
movies to have come out this year. A visionary director, absolutely amazing
actors, and great music; along with a studio that gives all the freedom in the
world to the people, this movie was bound to be great. But of all people, there
is one woman who has caught everyone’s eye; Regina King, who plays the role of
Trudy Smith, has really stolen the spotlight.


REGINA KING IN THE HARDER THEY FALL

Representation was something that the director Jeymes Samuel had in his mind
since the beginning. Samuel made this movie to show that women and people of
color were not secondary to white males. The Oscar-winning actress seemed to be
an appropriate choice to play the role of a woman; who is definitely in charge.

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King was never expected to star in a Western, the actress herself never liked
the genre. But it all changed when the director Jeymes made his pitch to her.
While talking to Variety
[https://variety.com/2021/film/news/regina-king-treacherous-trudy-the-harder-they-fall-1235101549/#!]
she said, “I sat down and had a FaceTime with him, and by the time we got off
that FaceTime, I was like, ‘Man could probably have talked me into doing
anything.”


THE CHARACTER OF TRUDY SMITH

Ghastly Gertrude Smith or Treacherous Trudy is a really exciting character to
watch in the Netflix [https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/] movie. King
herself had great fun playing this woman who, according to her, “is definitely
running something”. She never wanted to be a baddie that the audience just
plainly dislikes or couldn’t stand; she took the role as a challenge and clearly
she has won it, cause we clearly love Trudy Smith.

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King explained how the Rufus Buck Gang operates, and how it was all about
creating a community
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-the-harder-they-fall-bringing-back-the-spotlight-on-real-life-figures/].
A Black community that was self-sufficient, and didn’t need anyone else’s
resources.


HOW WAS IT TO WORK ON THE HARDER THEY FALL?

As an action film is something that Regina King had always wanted to do, The
Harder They Fall gave her the perfect opportunity to do that. Trudy is involved
in many action scenes in the movie, and she even has one straight-up fight scene
which the actress enjoyed a lot.

King said, “I am really proud of what we did, My body is proud of it.”

> For @ReginaKing [https://twitter.com/ReginaKing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], it was
> important to make Trudy Smith immediately feel like a woman of authority so
> everyone watching The Harder They Fall knew, "She is running something."
> pic.twitter.com/TcA29Nm57I [https://t.co/TcA29Nm57I]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) November 9, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1458184399015452676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



The biggest thing for her, however, is that they managed to complete the film
during a pandemic. You have got to admit that it was not a good time for anyone,
and the fact that we got this movie out of it is a really big positive.

You can stream The Harder They Fall [https://www.netflix.com/title/81077494] on
Netflix now.

ALSO READ – Is the Harder They Fall on Netflix a Real Story? Here’s the Truth
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-is-the-harder-they-fall-on-netflix-a-real-story-heres-the-truth/]

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The Harder They Fall on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/">Netflix</a> has really impressed every single person who has watched it and indeed is one of the most amazing movies to have come out this year. A visionary director, absolutely amazing actors, and great music; along with a studio that gives all the freedom in the world to the people, this movie was bound to be great. But of all people, there is one woman who has caught everyone&#8217;s eye; Regina King, who plays the role of Trudy Smith, has really stolen the spotlight.
<h2>Regina King in The Harder They Fall</h2>
Representation was something that the director Jeymes Samuel had in his mind since the beginning. Samuel made this movie to show that women and people of color were not secondary to white males. The Oscar-winning actress seemed to be an appropriate choice to play the role of a woman; who is definitely in charge.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10343 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/0626878.jpg-r_1280_720-f_jpg-q_x-xxyxx.jpg" alt="" width="1082" height="720" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/0626878.jpg-r_1280_720-f_jpg-q_x-xxyxx.jpg 1082w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/0626878.jpg-r_1280_720-f_jpg-q_x-xxyxx-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/0626878.jpg-r_1280_720-f_jpg-q_x-xxyxx-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/0626878.jpg-r_1280_720-f_jpg-q_x-xxyxx-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px" />
King was never expected to star in a Western, the actress herself never liked the genre. But it all changed when the director Jeymes made his pitch to her. While talking to <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/regina-king-treacherous-trudy-the-harder-they-fall-1235101549/#!">Variety</a> she said, &#8220;I sat down and had a FaceTime with him, and by the time we got off that FaceTime, I was like, ‘Man could probably have talked me into doing anything.&#8221;
<h2>The character of Trudy Smith</h2>
Ghastly Gertrude Smith or Treacherous Trudy is a really exciting character to watch in the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/">Netflix</a> movie. King herself had great fun playing this woman who, according to her, &#8220;is definitely running something&#8221;. She never wanted to be a baddie that the audience just plainly dislikes or couldn&#8217;t stand; she took the role as a challenge and clearly she has won it, cause we clearly love Trudy Smith.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10342 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/x720.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/x720.jpg 1280w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/x720-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/x720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/x720-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" />
King explained how the Rufus Buck Gang operates, and how it was all about <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-the-harder-they-fall-bringing-back-the-spotlight-on-real-life-figures/">creating a community</a>. A Black community that was self-sufficient, and didn&#8217;t need anyone else&#8217;s resources.
<h2>How was it to work on The Harder They Fall?</h2>
As an action film is something that Regina King had always wanted to do, The Harder They Fall gave her the perfect opportunity to do that. Trudy is involved in many action scenes in the movie, and she even has one straight-up fight scene which the actress enjoyed a lot.
King said, &#8220;I am really proud of what we did, My body is proud of it.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
For <a href="https://twitter.com/ReginaKing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReginaKing</a>, it was important to make Trudy Smith immediately feel like a woman of authority so everyone watching The Harder They Fall knew, &quot;She is running something.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TcA29Nm57I">pic.twitter.com/TcA29Nm57I</a>
&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1458184399015452676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The biggest thing for her, however, is that they managed to complete the film during a pandemic. You have got to admit that it was not a good time for anyone, and the fact that we got this movie out of it is a really big positive.
You can stream <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81077494">The Harder They Fall</a> on Netflix now.
ALSO READ &#8211; <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-is-the-harder-they-fall-on-netflix-a-real-story-heres-the-truth/">Is the Harder They Fall on Netflix a Real Story? Here’s the Truth</a>

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