{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Beyonce attends New York premiere of \u0026#39;Obsessed\u0026#39;' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54baccd8eafeecae120302' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54baccd8eafeecae120302' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nBeyonce attends New York premiere of \u0026#39;Obsessed\u0026#39;\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eNo re-use/re-sale of film/ TV clips without clearanceAssociated Press TelevisionNew York - 23 April 20091. Wide of red carpet at the School of Visual Arts Theatre 2. Wide with pan to 'Obsessed' backdrop 3. Wide of 'Obsessed' theatre...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNo re-use/re-sale of film/ TV clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - 23 April 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of red carpet at the School of Visual Arts Theatre \u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide with pan to 'Obsessed' backdrop \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of 'Obsessed' theatre ticker \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of singer-actress Beyonce arriving on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e5. Fashion shot of Beyonce talking to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well it's obviously the first time I haven't sang in a movie, so I wanted to make sure it was the right film. And I think this one is so much fun, it's so entertaining, and I was still able to be physical in the fight (scene,) and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I enjoyed filming it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eScreen Gems\u003cbr/\u003e7. Trailer excerpt, 'Obsessed'\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - 23 April 2009\u003cbr/\u003e8. Fashion shot of Ali Larter arriving on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of reality TV star Kim Kardashian arriving on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide with zoom in to close-up of Russell Simmons talking to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of Jerry O'Connell arriving on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of actor Idris Elba talking to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) Idris Elba, Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Oh, the whole crew was phenomenal. Beyonce was especially great because she came with open arms and just embraced this character. In this case she's not playing a singer or anything like that (that's) she's more comfortable with. It was a very big challenge for her so she did a good job, a great job.\"\u003cbr/\u003eScreen Gems\u003cbr/\u003e14. Trailer excerpt, 'Obsessed'\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - 23 April 2009\u003cbr/\u003e15. Pan from crowd to shot of Ali Larter talking to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Ali Larter, Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I do a lot of fight sequences on 'Heroes,' so for me, for whatever reason, I'm always the girl that ends up in some kind of brawl. So the stunt coordinators came in, and we worked out different things. But we wanted to make sure it wasn't like a sissy, girly catfight, it had to be like a 'dude' fight. So we went at it pounding away, me and B.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Um..it was the scene we were both looking forward to and both very nervous about. Especially me, we wanted to make sure it was perfect and (that) it wasn't to catty and like hair-pulling. We wanted to make it really gritty and aggressive. And it took a couple of days, it was the last thing we shot so it was easy to kind of flow right into it because we had all the back story. Usually they shoot all out of sequence. But it was the highlight, I can't say it was 'the highlight,' but definitely one of them.\"\u003cbr/\u003eScreen Gems\u003cbr/\u003e18. Film clip, 'Obsessed'\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - 23 April 2009\u003cbr/\u003e19. Pan from 'Obsessed' backdrop to Beyonce talking to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"My favourite scene is the kitchen scene when I get really angry at my husband's...\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"Four Seasons...\")\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yes, the Four Seasons...I love that, it felt very strong.\"\u003cbr/\u003eScreen Gems\u003cbr/\u003e21. Film clip, 'Obsessed'\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York - 23 April 2009\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of (L-R) unknown man, Ali Larter, Idris Elba, Beyonce, actress Christine Lahti and director Steve Shill\u003cbr/\u003eBeyonce is a lot of things: a 10-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, a respected actress and film producer, but the 27-year-old can now add fighter to her resume.\u003cbr/\u003eIn her latest film, \"Obsessed,\" the pop superstar shows she can fight as hard as she can sing and dance.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We wanted to make sure it was perfect and (that) it wasn't to catty and like hair-pulling, we wanted to make it really gritty and aggressive,\" she said at the film's New York premiere, which was held at the School of Visual Arts theatre.\u003cbr/\u003eBeyonce stars as Sharon, the wife of Derek Charles (Idris Elba), a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion and is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage.  Problems arise for the newlyweds when Lisa (Ali Larter), a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, and all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.\u003cbr/\u003eElba, mostly known for his role on HBO's hit series \"The Wire,\" praised Beyonce for taking on a movie role that didn't involve singing.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Beyonce was especially great because she came with open arms and just embraced this character and in this case she's not playing a singer or anything like that (that's) she's more comfortable with. It was a very big challenge for her so she did a good job, a great job,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eLarter, who dukes it out with Beyonce in the film, says she wanted to make sure that scene didn't look like a catfight, but a 'dude' fight.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We wanted to make sure it wasn't like a sissy, girly catfight, it had to be like a 'dude' fight,\" she said. \"So we went at it pounding away, me and B.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Obsessed\" opens in US theatres on Friday, April 24 2009.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' 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