African American
Related: About this forumJulia Roberts as Harriet Tubman. ☠️. 1994 suggestion
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) Tweeted:
Julia Roberts was suggested to play Harriet Tubman by studio exec, says Harriet screenwriter https://t.co/5d3RLKVIB1
Link to tweet
?s=20
Snip--... "But the films screenwriter and producer, Gregory Allen Howard, says when he first started working on the movie in 1994 that one studio executive suggested Julia Roberts to portray the legendary slave turned abolitionist. Yes, that Julia Roberts."
Snip--" I was told how one studio head said in a meeting, This script is fantastic. Lets get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman,' Allen explained. When someone pointed out that Roberts couldnt be Harriet, the executive responded, It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference.'
Bit more at the EW article...white men , still embarrassing decent people
🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
demosincebirth
(12,518 posts)Orrex
(63,086 posts)(I agree with you, of course.)
irisblue
(32,829 posts)..."the historical drama based on Tubmans life released earlier this month, stars Cynthia Erivo." She was good in the role
BlueMTexpat
(15,349 posts)with both Cynthia Erivo and Alfre Woodard. https://variety.com/2019/film/actors/actors-of-actors-cynthia-erivo-alfre-woodard-1203405674/
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,750 posts)They don't understand that details actually matter. Like race.
I'm a former airline employee, and I'm often crazed by what they get wrong about airplanes and flights. I long ago came to the conclusion that the underlying problem is that they are too coked up to care.
"Iceberg, Goldberg, what's the difference?"
And if you don't get that reference, look it up.
unc70
(6,095 posts)In the movie "The Player", every movie idea being pitched would eventually involve Julia Roberts! This in turn became a cliché. I seriously doubt this story is real.
Someone is being punked with this. Go to IMDB, look up "The Player", then look through the trivia.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)unc70
(6,095 posts)He might be sincere in believing this, but I think it more likely he was an outsider who did not get the "joke". Altman's view of Hollywood is more cynical than almost anyone's.
Afromania
(2,767 posts)woooooooooooooow
---Teenage me in 1994 receiving my wow waves from 2019---
"YOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!????!!!"
Hard to believe anybody is that insane, but seeing what we have for a "president". I've come to reevaluate the capacity for fuckery of certain segments of American society. Sadly, it now puts even the most insane of notions on the table to be believed in regards to race.
tulipsandroses
(5,094 posts)That would be some serious white washing of history
BlueMTexpat
(15,349 posts)is so marked - in every way.
NOT!!!!!!
qwlauren35
(6,112 posts)Twenty five years ago.
I know that it's post Civil Rights and people should have a clue, but it was definitely before we had a black president.
Please note, when I read it, I gagged. But 1994. Keep that in mind.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)There are more BIPOC in entertainment business now,
But WOW, Julia Roberts?
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
qwlauren35
(6,112 posts)It's like someone flunked elementary school.