Susan Sarandon says she’s lost out on movie roles due to her support of Palestine.
At the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, Sarandon was asked if she thinks that the “mood [is] changing” in Hollywood as it pertains to the conflict in Gaza.
“I think that the narrative has completely changed,” she responded, according to videos posted online. “There’s a lot of things that people are aware of now.”
She continued: “In terms of the power structure, I’ve still had movies taken away recently, because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still. But that’s the power structure. I think within the people, certainly internationally, I feel welcome. So it depends. If it’s a major studio, I think there is, not just with me, but with other people, that have been told that that is impossible, in terms of being able to do this film, I thank Andrea for that, because he didn’t listen to the warnings.”
Sarandon was referring to made the remarks at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival. She’s there representing the movie The Echo Chamber, an Italian production directed by Andrea Pallaoro, whom she was referring to above.
