Halle Berry has claimed that studios have been too scared to assist a James Bond spin-off primarily based on her character Jinx.
The Oscar-winning actress performed NSA agent Jinx Johnson within the 2002 007 movie ‘Die Another Day’ – which starred Pierce Brosnan because the British spy – and producer Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson lobbied for the character to get her personal film, though MGM have been postpone by an $80 million price ticket, a call Halle manufacturers as ”disappointing”.
In an interview with Variety, she stated: ”It was very disappointing.
”It was forward of its time. Nobody was able to sink that sort of cash right into a black feminine motion star. They simply weren’t positive of its worth. That’s the place we have been then.”
Halle additionally opened up about changing into the primary black girl to win the Best Actress Oscar for her position in ‘Monster’s Ball’. She stays the one black feminine to land the highest accolade and admits she ”would not have the reply” about why different black actresses have not had the identical Oscar success.
The 54-year-old actress defined: ”It’s certainly one of my greatest heartbreaks. The morning after, I assumed, ‘Wow, I used to be chosen to open a door’.
”And then, to have nobody … I query, ‘Was that an essential second, or was it simply essential for me?’
”I needed to consider it was a lot larger than me. It felt a lot larger than me, primarily as a result of I knew others ought to have been there earlier than me they usually weren’t.”
Berry thought that her Oscar win would open doorways for her within the film business however felt issues truly grew to become ”more durable”.
She stated: ”Just as a result of I received an award does not imply that, magically, the subsequent day, there was a spot for me. I used to be simply persevering with to forge a manner out of no manner.
”I believe it is largely as a result of there was no place for somebody like me. It truly acquired a bit of more durable. They name it the Oscar curse. You’re anticipated to show in award-worthy performances.”
