![]() Action for sure, but I feel like I’m getting a little bit of action with all these projects. “There are definitely genres that I’d love to step into like sci-fi– fantasy is something I’ve always been interested in. With so much on her plate–Obsidian continues to look ahead eagerly, “There’s not really an ultimate goal,” she expressed. I don’t know that I would have been offered the same projects ten years ago because I don’t even know that the projects existed like this ten years ago.” I think a lot of people refer to this time as the Black Renaissance. It’s just taught me how to juggle, how to balance doing very different women. “I’m between Atlanta and New York as of right now for a bit, and so Tyler Perry’s Sistas is obviously very different from Wu-Tang,” she revealed. Her Tyler Perry x BET series– Sistas is currently in production, and she’s also snagged a starring role in the Amazon Video Jordan Peele produced series, The Hunt. ![]() Though Wu-Tang: An American Saga is about to explode on our TV screens–Obsidian doesn’t have any time for rest. But just as a human being, how to actually help. Of course, it’s about Wu-Tang and how that happened. I have more understanding of why people do certain things for so long –why habits are so difficult to break. “I think it just taught me even more compassion for different lifestyles. “These are roles in lives that we’ve never lived and probably will never live,” she revealed. Standing in Nia’s shoes was an incredible learning experience for Obsidian. A lot of Staten Island looks very similar to the way it did in the ’90s. Everything was done perfectly– from costumes to hair to the setting the stage. And then just being on set– I mean it was very immersive. These were the things that made them either relatable or truly interesting to the people who couldn’t relate. “I definitely went back and listened to it to get a better understanding of the things that they were experiencing and talking about. “I always listened to Wu-Tang, but I didn’t understand the impact until I was older,” she reflected. To immerse herself into Wu-Tang’s ’90s world– The Hunt actress went directly to the source.
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