When it comes to saving children on screen, Halle Berry might just have a superhero cape tucked away somewhere. From racing against time in “Kidnap” to fending off nature’s worst in "The Call,” she’s proven time and time again that she’s the ultimate protector. But in “Never Let Go,” the stakes are higher, the tension tighter, and the evil is outside her door. With ropes, suspense, and a touch of psychological terror, this thriller will have you questioning whether even Berry’s fierce determination can save her family this time.

Berry is no stranger to playing the ultimate savior regarding her on-screen kids. But in this film, the question isn’t just whether she can save her twin boys—it’s whether she can save herself from a creeping evil that seems to be lurking just outside the front door. Directed by Alexandre Aja, the mastermind behind “The Hills Have Eyes,” this psychological thriller will have you gripping your seat (and maybe a rope, too).

Being stranded in the middle of nowhere would make anyone consider eating whatever they could find. Academy Award-winner and her co-stars, Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins, reveal what they’d be willing to try if they found themselves in a predicament like their characters.

"A nice rabbit would be good," she said, while Jenkins pushed his luck by suggesting he’d try eating a cub. Daggs, on the other hand, kept his preferences under wraps, but made it clear he wouldn’t touch bugs.

Agreed.

As a mother of two, she’s picked up plenty of parenting wisdom over the years, and she reflected on how her maternal roles have deepened her understanding of motherhood.

“I think my draw towards mother roles began when I had my own children,” she shared.

“I had my daughter sixteen years ago, and I think because I am a mother, I connected deeply with what a mother is. From that moment on, I knew I had something authentic to bring to these portrayals. I’ve learned just how fierce we are—I always tie it back to my own children, even when I’m playing a different kind of mother. We always say we’d die for our kids, but would we really? For me, the answer is yes. I know I’d absolutely die for my children.”

Trust between parent and child is a central theme in the film, and the young co-stars opened up about what their parents try to shield them from in the real world.

“Something my parents tried protecting me from is doing bad things,” Jenkins explained. “They always taught me to never run off and to stay with a trusted adult.”

Daggs added, “I think my parents protect me, and I try to protect myself, too, from the darker side of things—like the spiritual dark side, and from the harsh realities.”

Berry then spoke about how she shields herself from the negativity in the real world.

“I think I try to protect myself from, similar to what they said, the negativity that’s out there, especially now in this world of social media, where everyone has an opinion and something negative to say just because,” she emphasized. “I try to protect my psyche by limiting my involvement and absorption of all that, because it’s easy to get really negative and really depressed, really fast.”

One of the film's themes is soul cleansing, and Berry shared the practices that help her stay grounded and keep her soul clean.

“I start and end my days with self-talk—manifesting through meditation has really kept me grounded,” she said.