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Thandiwe Newton finally feels fulfilled in her acting career after “God’s Country” – enough so that she might leave it all behind.
In a new interview with Indiewire, the actress described how different the experience of working in the thriller was for her.
“I’m 49, and I think I’ve been a successful Black actress for many, many years. And it’s been rare for me to have a movie where you follow me for the whole movie,” she told the outlet.
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“I thought ‘God’s Country’ was my last film as an actress,” she continued. “I was sad that I finally got to do something I really fucking got my teeth into.”
On why she considered quitting, Newton explained the film “defined” her work.
“A light has gone out,” she said of her desire to work in film. “My reasons for doing anything from now on, you know, there’ll be reasons, but this [film] defines what I want to be as an actress.”
The career-defining role in “God’s Country” wasn’t an easy experience for her, however, and likely not one she would repeat.
“It’s very painful, as well. I don’t particularly want to give, like I’ve given to ‘God’s Country,’ every movie. But there was a necessity on this, and a desire,” said Newton.
In the thriller, the actress plays a grieving college professor whose property is invaded by trespassers. They engage in a battle of wills and wits as they decide who will come out on top.
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The role was originally written for an older white man, but director Julian Higgins and co-writer Shaye Ogbonna opted to change the character to a Black woman. This
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Associated Press.The movie is based on James Lee Burke’s short story, whose protagonist is an older white male.The “Crash” actress spoke about how she had trouble taking the role at first, saying: “I now realize that my internalized prejudices were stopping me from feeling like I could play this role.”She continued, “When it’s precisely that prejudice that I’ve received — doesn’t matter that it’s from African-American women more than anyone else. It doesn’t matter. I received prejudice.
Thandiwe Newton broke into tears while addressing colorism in the film industry. The 49-year-old actress recently spoke to the Associated Press about her film "God's Country," which sees her play a grieving woman who confronts a pair of hunters on her property. Newton has received a fair amount of praise for her role, which examines, among other things, her race.
Thandiwe Newton has apologized to "darker-skinned actresses" in a tearful video. The star of new film God's Country, based on James Lee Burke's short story, spoke in a new interview about her own "internalized prejudice" and her fears over playing the new role.MORE: Thandiwe Newton’s stunning daughter is her double in a striking look you would never expectThe 49-year-old plays a professor who confronts two white hunters on her property. The original character in the short story was a white man from Montanaa, and the story challenged white male masculinity.WATCH: British actress Thandiwe Newton has apologized to "darker-skinned actresses" in a tearful video"I now realize that my internalized prejudice was stopping me from feeling like I could play this role, when it's precisely that prejudice that I've received," she told AP."It doesn't matter that it's from African American women more than anyone else.
Thandiwe Newton has issued an emotional apology to dark-skinned actresses in Hollywood and beyond.
Thandiwe Newton broke down in tears and apologized to «darker-skinned actresses» while discussing colorism and the prejudices that come with it in Hollywood.The star opened up about the plight she's faced as a fair-skinned Black actress during an interview with The Associated Press to promote her latest film,. In the film, which premiered at Sundance, Newton plays the role of a grieving professor who is thrust into an intense showdown after two white hunters set foot on her property.
Thandiwe Newton is apologizing for the benefits she says she’s gotten as a light-skinned Black actress.
God’s Country, opened up about the experience of portraying the movie’s lead character – a grieving Black professor who confronts two white hunters on her property – during an interview with Sky News.The Westworld actor said although the role allowed her to heal as a Black woman, she hesitated taking it because she did not think she was “dark-skinned” enough for the role.“My internalised prejudice was stopping me from feeling like I could play this role when it’s precisely that prejudice that I’ve received,” she said.“Doesn’t matter that it’s from African-American women more than anyone else, doesn’t matter. I received prejudice.
Jonathan Van Ness has some words for Sean Penn.
Sean Penn has hit the headlines for complaining about American men being “feminised”. He seems very put out by it. Whining to the Independent, he said: “There are a lot of, I think, cowardly genes that lead to people surrendering their jeans and putting on a skirt.
recently claimed “cowardly genes” have led people to “surrender their jeans and put on a skirt”.The actor was asked about his views on masculinity by the Independent, after stating that he “believes that men in American culture have become wildly feminised” in a prior interview.Asked to clarify his comments, Penn said: “I think that men have, in my view, become quite feminised. I have these very strong women in my life who do not take masculinity as a sign of oppression toward them.“There are a lot of, I think, cowardly genes that lead to people surrendering their jeans and putting on a skirt.”Now, Newton has responded to the comments via Twitter.
Thandiwe Newton called out Sean Penn over his recent comments about men being too "feminized" in American culture. The actor recently doubled down on comments he made to a British newspaper in which he argued that he believes men are finding it fashionable or empowering to adopt more feminine traits and reject masculinity. Speaking to The Independent, Penn stated that he believes "cowardly genes" are to blame for what he sees as masculinity becoming vilified in American culture. In response, the "Westworld" actress took to Twitter to sound off on Penn by calling him a "jibbering fool." Thandiwe Newton called out Sean Penn for his recent comments on American men. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for CORE - Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) "Dude what are you SAY-ING?? Like for REAL? You’re a jibbering FOOL.
Thandiwe Newton isn’t putting up with Sean Penn’s “jibberish.”
Thandiwe Newton is reacting to Sean Penn‘s viral quote from over the weekend.
Zack Sharf Thandiwe Newton took a stand against Sean Penn after the actor and filmmaker made headlines for comments about men becoming too feminized in American culture. The “Milk” and “Mystic River” Oscar winner said in an interview with The Independent last week that it’s a “cowardly gene” that leads men to wear skirts.“Dude what are you saying?” Newton wrote on Twitter in reaction to Penn’s comments. “Like for real? You’re a jibbering fool…you used to be sexy but now you’re just tragic.”The “Crash” and “Westworld” star added, “In front of your daughter!? That poor little mite.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThandiwe Newton wants to know why the BFI London Film Festival did not accept “President,” the award-winning documentary she produced about the 2018 Zimbabwe presidential election.The Camilla Nielsson-directed film chronicles young presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa’s unsuccessful bid to unseat Pres. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the country’s former vice president who staged a military coup that ousted decades-long dictator Robert Mugabe.
quit her Hollywood acting career. The Jackie Brown actress, who turned 58 on Thursday, stepped out in Los Angeles this week. The critically-acclaimed actress was last photographed publicly in 2009 while attending the premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.