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Julia Roberts was once considered to play Harriet Tubman
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:25 am
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:25 am
The year was 1994 and producers approached the major studios about making a Harriet Tubman biopic. One studio exec suggested the role be given to Julia Roberts, one of the biggest female A-listers at that time. Fortunately, the lone black person in the room pointed out that Tubman was black. Undaunted, the dumb arse studio exec replied, “That was so long ago, no one’s going to know that.” 
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Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:26 am to RollTide1987
This story seems too absurd to be true
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:26 am to RollTide1987
Meryl Streep. Maybe.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:28 am to wildtigercat93
quote:
This story seems too absurd to be true
I'm guessing this is like that "oh my God they want to remake Princess Bride" bullshite. An offhand comment that was never seriously considered, but it makes for a great tabloid clickable headline.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:29 am to RollTide1987
That's crazy....
Scarlett Johanson would have been the much better choice.
Scarlett Johanson would have been the much better choice.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:31 am to wildtigercat93
Depends on the exec.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that same exec tried to insert a giant mechanical spider into the film.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that same exec tried to insert a giant mechanical spider into the film.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:32 am to teke184
Jon Peters is definitely dumb enough to make a comment like that.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:35 am to RollTide1987
I think there's a scene in The Player or maybe another Hollywood movie from the 90s where every studio exec is pushing Julia Roberts for every role.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:49 am to RollTide1987
I can see it
Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:16 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:yup
I'm guessing this is like that "oh my God they want to remake Princess Bride" bullshite. An offhand comment that was never seriously considered, but it makes for a great tabloid clickable headline.
no different than the "outrage" articles that quote 5 twitter profiles with less than 500 followers total
Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:18 am to RollTide1987
I mean, if RDJ could do it....
Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:21 am to drexyl
quote:Nah, I would cast Charlize Theron. She is African American after all.
Scarlett Johanson would have been the much better choice.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:40 am to iwyLSUiwy
1,2
Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:44 am to RollTide1987
Don’t believe this story at all
Posted on 11/20/19 at 12:51 pm to RollTide1987
"Black, schmlack. Julia can pull it off"
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:33 pm to RollTide1987
reminds me when of when a producer was trying to sell a movie about navy seals to Ari emmanuel with welsey snipes as the lead. Ari responded, "thats dumb, everyone knows black people cant swim"
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:38 pm to teke184
He got his spider
Posted on 11/20/19 at 1:56 pm to SEClint
Immediately reminds me of the Paul Mooney joke
Posted on 11/20/19 at 2:04 pm to jamsmiley
I’m thinking older.
Cheech and Chong did this in the early 70s with the Jackson Five movie starring the Allman Brothers and Zorro starring John Wayne.
Cheech and Chong did this in the early 70s with the Jackson Five movie starring the Allman Brothers and Zorro starring John Wayne.
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