Kate Winslet Had to Be ‘F—ing Brave’ for ‘Lee’ Nude Scenes, Calls Out Male Investors Who Asked: ‘Why Am I Supposed to Like This Woman?’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Kate Winslet debuted her latest movie, “Lee,” to instant Oscar buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Oscar winner produced the film and stars as the famed World War II photographer and journalist Lee Miller. In a new Vogue cover story, Winslet details the years-long journey it took to get a movie made about Miller.
She said many male executives would patronize her as she was trying to get the necessary funding together to make “Lee.” “The men who think you want and need their help are unbelievably outraging,” Winslet said. “I’ve even had a director say to me: ‘Listen, you do my film and I’ll get your little ‘Lee’ funded…’ Little!
Or we’d have potential male investors saying things like: ‘Tell me, why am I supposed to like this woman?'” The revelation led to a question about whether or not the #MeToo movement had created real change in Hollywood, to which Winslet enthusiastically answered yes. “Oh, my God!
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