Maggie Gyllenhaal was rejected due to age
Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Crazy Heart") was denied a role in the full-length project, explaining that she was too old to play the love interest of a 55-year-old man. The actress spoke about this in an interview with The Wrap. "There are things about actresses working in Hollywood that surprise me whenever I come across them," Gyllenhaal said in particular. – I'm 37 years old and I was recently told that I was too old to play the mistress of a 55-year-old man. It amazed me. At first I was upset, then I got angry, but in the end I felt funny. " Note that Hollywood is under heavy scrutiny due to the low number of leading roles for women in feature movies. The American Civil Liberties Union recently asked state and federal agencies to investigate Hollywood studios, television networks, and acting agencies for cases of gender discrimination. Gyllenhaal, who won the January 2015 Golden Globe for her home page female role in the drama mini-series "Noble Woman", refused to indicate the project, the casting in which she did not pass. Despite the rude refusal, the actress takes the situation calmly: "A lot of actresses do amazing work, embodying complex, real images on the screen. I do not feel any despair, I believe that some exciting role lies ahead." Recall that another popular actress, actively acting in movies and on television, Gillian Anderson, The Topic of Article: Maggie Gyllenhaal was rejected due to age. |
