Gemma Chan opens up about her color-blind casting as Bess of Hardwick in last year's Mary Queen of Scots in a new Allure cover story, saying that she believes "art should reflect life now."
In the profile, published online Tuesday, the English actress said that she noticed her casting as Queen Elizabeth I adviser Bess of Hardwick, a Caucasian woman, in the Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie-headlined film had provoked some controversy among internet trolls. "Why are actors of color, who have fewer opportunities anyway, only allowed to play their own race? And sometimes they’re not even allowed ...
In the profile, published online Tuesday, the English actress said that she noticed her casting as Queen Elizabeth I adviser Bess of Hardwick, a Caucasian woman, in the Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie-headlined film had provoked some controversy among internet trolls. "Why are actors of color, who have fewer opportunities anyway, only allowed to play their own race? And sometimes they’re not even allowed ...
- 3/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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