Date 23/02/2017 - News People
The 40-year-old actress - who stars as Paula in the Oscar-nominated movie - is thrilled to see the film has been so well received as she feels this will show Hollywood there is an audience "hungry to see these movies" out there. She told BBC News: "Moonlight is about communities and characters that have been generally ignored in film, largely because people said they weren't profitable. It comes after Naomie admitted she found her role in 'Moonlight' very "tough". And Naomie - who only had three days to film her part in the movie - went on to praise the film's director Barry Jenkins for helping her get into character so quickly.