Poppy Liu on I Love Boosters, Working With Boots Riley, Hacks Ending

Poppy Liu is seemingly entering a new phase as an actress. In her latest film, the Boots Riley-directed I Love Boosters, the actress stars alongside names such as Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, Taylour Paige, Eiza Gonzalez, Naomi Ackie and Lakeith Stanfield. “This level of visibility or mainstream-ness feels really new, and like I’m in real time still wrapping my head around that,” Liu tells The Hollywood Reporter on a recent Zoom. On one hand, she’s closing a chapter — Hacks, where she first found mainstream Hollywood success, has ended. On another hand, she’s preparing to dive headfirst into a slew…