Australian recording artist Sia has apologized for the depiction of autism in her directorial feature debut, Music, after the movie surprisingly snagged two Golden Globe nominations.
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“Music” is still about a month away from arriving in select theaters and VOD, but the film has already become a bit infamous thanks to the controversy surrounding the casting of the title character. And without knowing anything about the controversy, it’s clear in the trailer that how you feel about the film is going to come down to how you deal with the fact that a neurotypical person is playing someone on the autism spectrum.
Australian recording artist Sia has apologized for the depiction of autism in her directorial feature debut, Music, after the movie surprisingly snagged two Golden Globe nominations.
Watch: Sia promises content warning on film MusicSia has added a content warning to the beginning of her film Music following controversy around the movie’s depiction of restraint techniques being used on an autistic teenager. The film has proved divisive since it was first announced, with many upset at the decision to cast 18-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler in the title role, rather than an actor who is on the autism spectrum.
Ellise Shafer administratorSia is addressing the controversy surrounding her directorial feature debut, “Music,” after the film earned two Golden Globes nominations Tuesday morning.In a succession of tweets Tuesday night, the singer wrote that she has “been listening” to the criticism surrounding the film’s portrayal of a non-verbal autistic person by a non-autistic actor, Maddie Ziegler.
Sia is breaking her silence about the controversies surrounding her upcoming movie, Music.
When the Golden Globe nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, there were the usual upsets, snubs and surprises but one film stood out in particular, largely because not many had even heard of it. The feature film Music earned a nod for best picture—musical or comedy, while its star Kate Hudson also picked up a best actress nomination.
The 2021 Golden Globe nominations raised a number of eyebrows with unexpected inclusions and omissions among this year's nominees. In terms of surprises, Sia's yet to be released Music, which has already generated controversy as the musician chose to cast Maddie Ziegler as an autistic girl instead of an actor on the spectrum, snagged an unexpected two nominations for best motion picture, musical or comedy and for actress Kate Hudson.
Hollywood actress Kate Hudson who famously dated Chris Robinson, The Black Crowes frontman, Matt Bellamy, Muse frontman, and her current partner musician Danny Fujikawa, recently opened up and revealed why she’s so attracted to men who are into music. In an interview with InStyle, Hudson said: “I would like to say they’re attracted to me.” “I’m attracted to musical people, period.
Kate Hudson is matching with her daughter. The 41-year-old actress covers the March issue of and poses with her 2-year-old daughter, Rani, inside the mag.
Kate Hudson is matching with her daughter. The 41-year-old actress covers the March issue of and poses with her 2-year-old daughter, Rani, inside the mag.
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Kate Hudson is showing off her vocal chops. The 41-year-old actress is set to star as Zu in the upcoming movie musical "Music," which was directed and co-written by the singer Sia, who also penned the flick's songs.
directorial debut of Australian pop superstar Sia, we were well aware of the tide of outrage that had preceded it. In casting her regular collaborator, Maddie Ziegler, as the film’s eponymous Autistic character – and then doubling down when criticised for doing so – Sia invoked the warranted ire of Autistic advocates and neurodiversity activists worldwide.
Sia‘s forthcoming directorial debut Music has just been released – check it out below.The new extract sees Leslie Odom Jr.’s character Ebo explain to Kate Hudson’s character Zu how Maddie Ziegler, who plays the titular character, a young girl on the autism spectrum, sees the world differently.Check out the new clip here: Sia was criticised last year by the autistic community for casting Ziegler in the role instead of working with an actor with experience of autism. The musician recently said her
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Kate Hudson pulls in Maddie Ziegler for a hug in the brand new trailer for their upcoming film, Music.