Org Demands 'Better Representation of Older Women in Film': Movies More Likely to Star a Man Named Chris or Talking Animal than a Woman over 60
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Analysis: Hollywood more likely to cast a man named Chris or talking animal than a woman over 60
Actress EMMA THOMPSON on Hollywood not casting older women in leading roles: "Women are half the population and we get older. So where are the stories about us? The older we get, the more interesting we are." A new analysis by a British anti-ageism campaign finds that the film industry's top-grossing movies are more likely to feature a male lead named Chris, or even a talking animal, than a woman over the age of 60, drawing renewed calls for Ho…
Org Demands 'Better Representation of Older Women in Film': Movies More Likely to Star a Man Named Chris or Talking Animal than a Woman over 60
A study laments that Hollywood films are more likely to star a man named Chris or a talking animal than a woman over the age of 60.
Talking animals are four times more likely to be in leading roles than women over 60, according to British research. “Where are the stories about us?” asks Emma Thompson.
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