“Now we’re all working hard to put women at the helm because then the viewpoint suddenly becomes very different.”~Nicole Kidman Thanks to everyone who shared their stories and comments about fathers and daughters! I’ve been intrigued by some excellent points and feedback from A-list actors and women in film, so I wish to share it with you. Recently, The Hollywood Reporter published a roundtable discussion between Larson, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, Sofía Vergara, Naomi Watts and Anna Sawai for its “Off Script” series, in which the dramatic actors spoke frankly about their careers. THR executive editor, Lacy Rose, asked the women if there was any “role, or perhaps …triggering terms in character descriptions [in scripts] that make you all say, ‘Mm, no I’m not going to do this?’”(early 24 minutes into the discussion in link below). Larson had an immediate, knee-jerk reaction to the question. “Broken, but beautiful or ‘beautiful, but she doesn’t know it,’” Larson said while lowering her head in mock-exhaustion.“I’ve read that so many times,” the “Lessons in Chemistry” star said. “I read that last week, probably. But you’re telling me …it’s in the script.” Foster pointed out that the “beautiful, but broken” description isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. “I don’t know that this is as true now as it was for most of my career, but I was always just shocked and amazed that so many of the scripts that I read, the entire motivation for the female character was that she had been traumatized by rape,” Foster said. “That it seemed to be the only motivation that male screenwriters could come up with for why women did things. … Rape or molestation seemed to be the one lurid, big, emotional backstory that they could understand in women.” Kidman also pointed out during THR’s roundtable discussion that having women in positions of power in TV and film helped her add nuance to female characters with flat descriptions in scripts. “I think now we’re all working hard to put women at the helm because then the viewpoint suddenly becomes very different,” Kidman said, noting that there’s “something incredibly freeing” when a female director has “incredible authority” on a project. Kidman added, “You go, ‘Yeah, I’m going to step into line with [what you want] because you’ve got my back.’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IVnPpBCT0 Jennifer Aniston (‘The Morning Show’), Jodie Foster (‘True Detective: Night Country’), Nicole Kidman (‘Expats’ & ‘Special Ops: Lioness’), Brie Larson (‘Lessons in Chemistry’), Anna Sawai (‘Shōgun’), Naomi Watts (‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’), and Sofía Vergara (‘Griselda’) join ‘Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter.’ The drama stars talk about everything from method acting to mentorship – and the difficulties in using the bathroom while wearing a superhero suit – during THR’s roundtable hosted by Yvonne Orji and moderated by Lacey Rose. Carefully consider your characters’ backstory as your writing those scripts and novels, and try to avoid these outdated tropes. Thanks again for reading and we welcome your comments. Akasha Lin Akasha Garnier for #TheWishwall Author, Brand Expert, Filmmaker #ShineThroughtheNoise Photo: AkashaLin, City of Angels Article inspo: MSNBC Discover more gems: https://www.thewishwall.org/future-entrepreneurs

Date Published: 6/13/2024

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“Now we’re all working hard to put women at the helm because then the viewpoint suddenly becomes very different.”~Nicole Kidman Thanks to everyone who shared their stories and comments about fathers and daughters! I’ve been intrigued by some excellent points and feedback from A-list actors and women in film, so I wish to share it with you. Recently, The Hollywood Reporter published a roundtable discussion between Larson, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, Sofía Vergara, Naomi Watts and Anna Sawai for its “Off Script” series, in which the dramatic actors spoke frankly about their careers. THR executive editor, Lacy Rose, asked the women if there was any “role, or perhaps …triggering terms in character descriptions [in scripts] that make you all say, ‘Mm, no I’m not going to do this?’”(early 24 minutes into the discussion in link below). Larson had an immediate, knee-jerk reaction to the question. “Broken, but beautiful or ‘beautiful, but she doesn’t know it,’” Larson said while lowering her head in mock-exhaustion.“I’ve read that so many times,” the “Lessons in Chemistry” star said. “I read that last week, probably. But you’re telling me …it’s in the script.” Foster pointed out that the “beautiful, but broken” description isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. “I don’t know that this is as true now as it was for most of my career, but I was always just shocked and amazed that so many of the scripts that I read, the entire motivation for the female character was that she had been traumatized by rape,” Foster said. “That it seemed to be the only motivation that male screenwriters could come up with for why women did things. … Rape or molestation seemed to be the one lurid, big, emotional backstory that they could understand in women.” Kidman also pointed out during THR’s roundtable discussion that having women in positions of power in TV and film helped her add nuance to female characters with flat descriptions in scripts. “I think now we’re all working hard to put women at the helm because then the viewpoint suddenly becomes very different,” Kidman said, noting that there’s “something incredibly freeing” when a female director has “incredible authority” on a project. Kidman added, “You go, ‘Yeah, I’m going to step into line with [what you want] because you’ve got my back.’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IVnPpBCT0 Jennifer Aniston (‘The Morning Show’), Jodie Foster (‘True Detective: Night Country’), Nicole Kidman (‘Expats’ & ‘Special Ops: Lioness’), Brie Larson (‘Lessons in Chemistry’), Anna Sawai (‘Shōgun’), Naomi Watts (‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’), and Sofía Vergara (‘Griselda’) join ‘Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter.’ The drama stars talk about everything from method acting to mentorship – and the difficulties in using the bathroom while wearing a superhero suit – during THR’s roundtable hosted by Yvonne Orji and moderated by Lacey Rose. Carefully consider your characters’ backstory as your writing those scripts and novels, and try to avoid these outdated tropes. Thanks again for reading and we welcome your comments. Akasha Lin Akasha Garnier for #TheWishwall Author, Brand Expert, Filmmaker #ShineThroughtheNoise Photo: AkashaLin, City of Angels Article inspo: MSNBC Discover more gems: https://www.thewishwall.org/future-entrepreneurs