Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Emma Thompson Thinks Sexism In Hollywood Is Getting Worse

“I think it’s still completely shit, actually.”

Emma Thompson recently sat down with Radio Times magazine, and said she believes Hollywood "is in a worse state than [she's] known it, particularly for women."

Emma Thompson recently sat down with Radio Times magazine, and said she believes Hollywood "is in a worse state than [she's] known it, particularly for women."

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In her most recent movie, The Legend of Barney Thomson, Thompson, 56, plays the 77-year-old prostitute mother of Robert Carlyle, 54.

In her most recent movie, The Legend of Barney Thomson, Thompson, 56, plays the 77-year-old prostitute mother of Robert Carlyle, 54.

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“It would be really nice to get someone who is actually 77 to play her," Thompson said, "but it’s a wildly comic role and I couldn’t resist.”

“It would be really nice to get someone who is actually 77 to play her," Thompson said, "but it’s a wildly comic role and I couldn’t resist.”

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“I think it’s still completely shit actually,” she said, echoing similar remarks Helen Mirren made recently about the treatment of women in Hollywood.

“I think it’s still completely shit actually,” she said, echoing similar remarks Helen Mirren made recently about the treatment of women in Hollywood.

Via buzzfeed.com


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