Bassett sat down withVarietyto revisit her time playing Turner.
It was a role she cherished and knew she had to get down perfectly.
“Her story was just tearing down so many walls and breaking so many barriers,” she explained.
She knew it would also come with its challenges.
Peters has worked on some of the most popular dance routines of stars like Donna Summers and Michael Jackson.
“Pain was irrelevant,” Bassett told Variety.
“Fear was real and physical pain and torture was just going to be a part of it.”
Once filming began, the days didn’t get much easier.
She added that everyone on the set felt “absolutely spent” by the end of the day.
Her trainer also had her drink only black coffee and water every day, and that was her diet.
Finding the time to even eat her food was hard as well, Bassett admitted to Variety.
“There was no time to sit down at a table and eat those items.
“I was losing inches every week.”
