Halle Berry Bruised and Battered On Set of ‘Bruised’ in New Jersey

Halle Berry looks beaten and battered while sporting a black eye on the set of her latest film in New Jersey as the award-winning actress makes her directorial debut.

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She was pictured as she walked with a large duffel bag wearing a blue beanie, black club jacket, red hoodie, Adidas track pants, and untied black sneakers.

The former pageant queen looked a far cry from herself as she takes on the role of disgraced MMA fighter who reconnects with a son she walked out on years prior.

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The Monster’s Ball actress isn’t just acting in the film, she will also be making her directorial debut making it the first movie where she wears both hats.

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The 53-year-old was hands-on as she directed the film crew showing them exactly where everything needed to take place including the right angles.

Halle Berry is enlisting the help from Hollywood heavy hitters to make the mixed-martial fight scenes come alive using the team behind the John Wick franchise to choreograph the scenes.

The story is written by Michelle Rosenfarb and ‘follows Jackie ‘Justice’ a disgraced MMA fighter who has failed at the one thing she’s ever been good at – fighting. When 6-year-old Manny, the son she walked out on years ago, returns to her doorstep, Jackie has to conquer her own demons, face one of the fiercest rising stars of the MMA world, and ultimately fight to become the mother this kid deserves’, this according to Deadline.

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