The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give Little Infants F—s Everybody.
Amandla Stenberg (Starr Carter)
“The scene where Khalil gets shot, and he dies.
I went to a place where it was really hard for me to pull out and go back in.
Jake Chessum for EW
George would call, ‘Cut,’ and I would still keep going.
Like seeing a woman cry, I think, made him so upset.
I never seen him so upset before.
Jake Chessum for EW
It was really sweet.”
That they are ready for this…because of the job that we’ve done as parents.
I think that was very important."
Jake Chessum for EW
We wanted our children to see that.
We’ve also, our characters, we’ve been through a lot, so this was another journey.
What I loved was that there was never a thought that we wouldn’t get through this.
Jake Chessum for EW
It was working through something else that couples who have history and love do."
They called me on set a little bit early in the day, earlier than they needed me.
However, I don’t think there’s a way to really prepare to do something that extreme.
Jake Chessum for EW
We had to go to that extreme."
We wanted to double-check we got that scene right and double-check we was honest with the material.
I think that was more the toughest…we wanted to verify we feel like the audience.
Ben Trivett
who never experienced that or never experienced racism, would be able to understand.
