Behold, the Reginassaince.

In another world,Regina Hallmight have been the one writing this article.

“My mother was like, ‘You just like to go to school!’

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Regina Hall in ‘Master’.Emily V Aragones/© 2022 AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

and I did.”

“Mariama was so smart when we talked, and she definitely had a vision.

And I loved that she was a woman.

“Then I was like, ‘Now you’ve got to catch Regina.

You’ve got to seal the deal!'”

But then there’s obviously another side of it, the social part of your experience.

It’s something that we definitely had a lot of conversations about.”

says Diallo, whose time as a Yale undergrad heavily informed the script.

That core of menace hanging over the characters is so important in shaping the atmosphere."

And especially because it came afterGirls Trip, which was such a different kind of film.

it all still seems like a lucky accident.

FourScary Moviesfollowed, and a host of ensemble pieces likeThe Best ManandDeath at a Funeral.

So I felt like, ‘Oh my goodness, am I ever going to get serious roles?’…

I don’t know if that ever goes away."

(Guess who got the part.)

she says, laughing.

“But what I love now is appreciating a woman at every age.

A baby’s cute at 5, but you’re not mad when it’s 10.

You’re appreciating every version of this evolution.

And I think that’s beautiful.”