00:00This is live breaking news right now.
00:01Are you serious?
00:02Yes.
00:02It only made sense?
00:04That's amazing.
00:08Hey, this is Noni for Essence News.
00:09We're here in the Macro Lodge.
00:11Things are buzzing behind us.
00:13We got the cast of Boomerang taking pictures and everything.
00:16I'm sitting here, though, with Lovey Simone.
00:18She is star of Stella and Spades.
00:22Tell me a little bit about the movie.
00:23It's about a girl named Stella who is learning how to let go of control
00:27and learning how to maneuver with all of this power that she has.
00:31There are five factions in this movie.
00:33Yes.
00:34When you were in school, though, what faction were you in?
00:37What was your clique?
00:39I would have probably been in the Spades.
00:41I feel like they are a superior group.
00:44And if the leader was anything like how Stella was,
00:47I would have wanted to be in it just so I wouldn't, you know, be on her bad side.
00:51Yeah.
00:52Yeah.
00:53But Stella is very ruthless.
00:55She's like the bad guy of the movie.
00:57Yes.
00:57Talk about that.
00:58Like, why is she the villain?
00:59She is the villain because all she wants is power.
01:02And she wants to get it at whatever cost because she has none in her home life.
01:07Yeah.
01:08So she's going to assert all of that into Haldwell, into the Spades, into these factions.
01:12Yeah.
01:13So you're the cast of the movie is, like, partly newcomers, which is amazing,
01:17including yourself.
01:18And then you've got Jessie Williams.
01:19Yeah.
01:20Tell me about the cast and the vibe on set.
01:22The cast was amazing.
01:23It was very natural to be with them and to act with them.
01:26Our chemistry clicked.
01:28Jerrel was amazing.
01:29Celeste was amazing.
01:30Everyone, I have nothing bad to say.
01:32So you're also in another movie that debuted last night, Cher.
01:36Yes.
01:37Right?
01:38Yes.
01:39So I have some breaking news about that.
01:40Okay.
01:41It just got sold to HBO.
01:42Are you serious?
01:43Are you serious?
01:44Yes.
01:45Yes.
01:46I'm serious.
01:47This is live breaking news right now.
01:48Are you serious?
01:49Yes.
01:50It only made set.
01:51That's amazing.
01:52Yes.
01:53So how does that feel?
01:54What are the emotions that's going on right now?
01:56I don't know.
01:57I don't know.
01:58That's insane.
02:03That's...
02:04What?
02:05This is amazing.
02:06So this is all that Sundance is about.
02:08It's people coming here, sharing their works and just like hoping that things get picked up and distributed.
02:13I'm so excited.
02:14Lovey Simone got one of two of her movies.
02:17I'm sure Sela in the Space is going to get sold as well, but on HBO and that's amazing.
02:22So congratulations.
02:23Thank you so much for stopping by and talking to Essence and sharing this moment with us.
02:28I can't stop smiling.
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