![]() Later, she follows him to his car and flashes him until he forces her out of his car. Believing Derek was flirting with her, she tries to seduce him.Īlthough Derek repeatedly rejects her, Lisa continues to pursue him, and makes sexual advances toward him at the office Christmas party. While he is at work, he is friendly to a temp, Lisa Sheridan. Plot ĭerek Charles works for a finance company and lives with his wife Sharon and their two-year-old son Kyle. ![]() Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on home video on August 4, 2009, in the US and has sold 1.3 million DVDs, worth $21 million of consumer spending. Obsessed spent its first week atop the US box office, and grossed $73.8 million from theaters, internationally. However, the finale fight scene between Beyoncé’s and Larter's characters received positive reviews, and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the absence of an explanation for Lisa's obsession with Derek, failure to explore the potential theme of interracial conflict between the Charles family, who are black, and Lisa, who is white, the comparisons to the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, and the fact that Derek did not yield to Lisa's seduction. It was released in the United States on April 24, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing through Screen Gems. Obsessed was inspired by the work of directors Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock, and its score was written by James Dooley. Derek's wife, Sharon (Beyoncé), learns of Lisa's obsessive behavior, and suspects an affair. Starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ali Larter, the film tells the story of Lisa (Larter), an office temp who develops unrequited feelings for her boss, Derek Charles (Elba), and repeatedly attempts to seduce him. The words are lyrics from James BKS’ New Breed song featuring Q-Tip, Idris Elba, and Amrbilia.Obsessed is a 2009 American psychological thriller film directed by Steve Shill and written by David Loughery. This ain’t a movie/ ain’t calling cut/ we cutting the throat of the old system/so if you ain’t with us/ then you better run. He added, “So if you ain’t with us/ then you better run.” Marvel Cinematic Universe actor Idris Elba, who played Heimdall in the Thor films as well as Avengers: Infinity War, promoted Black Out Tuesday with rap lyrics saying “we cutting the throat of the old system” following nights of rioting and looting across multiple cities in the United States.Įlba who also starred in Star Trek: Beyond, Pacific Rim, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Luther, and Turn Up Charlie shared a black square image to his Twitter.Īccompanying that image he wrote, “This ain’t a movie/ ain’t calling cut/ we cutting the throat of the old system.” **Update: The headline and article was updated to reflect the quotes shared to promote Black Out Tuesday are part of a rap song by James BKS titled New Breed featuring Idris Elba.** Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window).Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).
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