19 In an interview with Vulture, Thandie Newton exposed she declined the part of Alex, describing she as unpleasant after discussions with Amy Pascal, then the head of Sony Pictures.
“She’s basically reeling off these stereotypes of how to be more convincing as a Black character,” Newton stated. “Everything she said, I was like, ‘Nah, I wouldn’t do that.’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, but you’re different. You’re different.’ That was Amy Pascal. That’s not really a surprise, is it? Let’s face it: I didn’t do the movie as a result.”
20 Nia Long likewise resolved her concerns with the casting procedure for the motion picture, declaring to Insider she was informed she “too old” beside Barrymore and Diaz to be cast asAlex (Long is 2 years more youthful than Liu.)
“I was like, ‘What?” Long showed. “I like Drew Barrymore, I believe she’s remarkable, however I believe that was simply a good method to state you’re a little tooBlack Personally, that’s what I believe. Because if you observe there were no brown skin[actors] I imply, truthfully, I would have been the blackest thing in the movie.”
