Several Hollywood celebrities have claimed to have been ignored or rejected by some cinema classics. Some rumors may never have been confirmed, while others are a complete surprise. The latest star to reveal a missed opportunity was your peopleThis is Nia Long. The Hollywood icon caused a stir when she revealed she’s been rejected since 2000 Charlie’s Angels movie. In telling her story about her, Long finally got the chance to reveal why she was rejected after her audition decades ago.
They The best man the star was able to set the record straight during the interview The Drew Barrymore Show. It was Barrymore, not Long, who busted the viral story on the show about him. They Charlie’s Angels the alum recalled that before production began, she and her production company had chemistry readings with various actors. After hearing the veteran actor’s audition story, she called the decades-old situation “bizarre.” Barrymore also said a producer said something about Long’s eyebrows. The confusion of hers led to Friday icon reminiscent of what happened after her well-received audition.
So that’s what happened. I go to the audition. First of all, I was so happy to meet you. I have it very well. I’ll tell you what I think is the real reason, but first I’ll tell you the story. So I’m off to audition. So you go home and you wait and wait for the response ie you will get the job. I didn’t get the job. All right, it happens. But the answer was that my eyebrows were too fancy and next to Drew I looked too old. It was the feedback, and I was like ‘What?’ It was a funny way of saying, “You didn’t get the job.”
Nia Long took rejection on the chin because it comes with the territory. It was the comments about the audition that baffled the beloved actress. Comments about her looks and age didn’t seem necessary after her rejection. Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis has opened up about similar experiences in Hollywood. However, Long felt that her strange ratings weren’t the real reason she wasn’t in the film’s trio. They left The star recalled that the film industry pushed diversity on the surface level in the 1990s. However, she later opened up, saying Hollywood wasn’t ready to put a black woman in a role before a white one.
So now that I’m older and wiser, and we’ve been in this business for a long time. I think what was happening in those days was there were all these conversations about diversity, but people weren’t really pulling the trigger. I don’t think it has anything to do with you or your partner or your film company. I think it’s just the result of a fear of putting a black woman in a film that never included a black person. It was their first time. There was this initiative to cast more black women, to have more black women on set, but Hollywood wasn’t doing that. Because I remember at that time I auditioned for so many roles that they weren’t blacked out to the point of selling out. It was almost like, “Bring the black girls, bring the black actors so we can say we did it, but we’re not necessarily going to pull the trigger.”
Long’s take wasn’t surprising given his honest thoughts on Hollywood as a King Richard played by Aunjanue Ellis. While the 90s featured various films, the number of black and white casts was substantial right now. That’s not to say that the various castings didn’t even happen, but more often than not black actors and actresses were relegated to minor or supporting roles. There were a handful of 90s films directed by black people and only a few directed by black women. After starring in several classic films, Long has noticed changes in Hollywood producers, including Barrymore, since the 1990s.
So what I’m going to say now is that things have changed a bit. I thank God for producers like you because I know you are in the know and you are sensitive because you have the conversation.
After hearing the Hollywood icon’s story, Drew Barrymore admitted that she and her producing partner were pushing for diverse programming. The Hollywood star explained that she felt bad when the trio included two white women: she and Cameron Diaz. Barrymore even called the original series down for its lack of diversity. This only prompted the producing duo to look for a black actress to complete their training.
The star looked dumbfounded as to why Long’s eyebrows were an issue, saying the rating “doesn’t make sense.” To drive the point home, the All the time The star said fellow Angel Lucy Liu and Long are the same age. However, the two women didn’t hold a grudge and said they could work together in the future.
Not becoming an angel didn’t slow down Nia Long’s acting career. She is currently filming two films: the successful thriller leftwhich is currently in theaters and comedy your people, available through a Netflix subscription. If you want to see what new movies are coming out, check out our 2023 movie schedule.
Source: Cinemablend
