“(Hudson) sat there and told her ‘this industry has its ups and downs.
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Her time with Hudson included a conversation where the veteran actress extolled the importance of getting an education and having a back-up plan to becoming a professional actress.
“He eavesdropped on my conversation with my mom where I told her I didn’t want to eat long string beans, and (McCaughney) told us that I had to eat my vegetables,” Stella said with a laugh. “That surprised us because that’s not the impression he gives off on the screen.” “She said he’s really intense,” Jennifer Allen said. Upon meeting Hudson, Stella told her that she had worked with McCaughney, who was her co-star in “10 days.” She picked up representation from Flowood’s Action Talent Agency within the year and got lucky on her first feature audition, landing a role in James Franco’s adaptation of “Sound and the Fury” in 2013.Īfter a recurring role on the television series “The Astronaut’s Wives Club,” Stella was cast in a small role in “Free State of Jones,” sharing the screen with star Mathew McCaughney. “From that first film, I thought ‘this is what I want to do,” she said. Stella began acting at age 7 when she was cast in short films with students at Hinds Community College’s film program. “I remember watching ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ thinking ‘it would be so cool to meet (Hudson) one day,” and then all of the sudden she is standing in front of me. “They’re both really great role models,” Stella said. SEE ALSO: Sela Ward: Mississippi's first president Pre-production included bonding time with Wahlberg and Hudson. The director wanted them to have fun, which included a pillow fight at one point. Stella and her family went back and forth between their Ridgeland home and New Orleans during the filming last summer. because it meant I did well,” Stella said.
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“(Sydney, now 15) told me after the movie that I played her very well and that was exciting. “For people to say that before they’ve seen the movie really aggravated me.”īefore Allen walked a black carpet in a white dress at the New Orleans premiere of the film last week, she saw the movie in a private screening in Houston with the real life family portrayed in the film. It wasn’t their fault it was executives at BP,” Stella said. “People in YouTube comments kept saying how they weren’t heroes, and they were. The film has been praised by critics, receiving over 80 percent positive reviews on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, for its technical and emotional portrayal of real-life events. The Lionsgate film is predicted to win the box office when it opens Friday. There are going to be a lot more people who will see her face.
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