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February 1, 2013 at 2:40 pm #89581
[quote=”Baby Clyde”]
Surely HBO should have made the Hattie McDaniel Story with Monique by now?Mo’Nique refuses to play a maid or any other ‘stereotype’, which is why she turned down Ocatvia Spencer’s role, Minny, in The Help. Assuming the pic would focus on her Oscar-winning turn in Gone with the Wind. Imagine two-time Oscar winner Mo’Nique! People on this board would have been PISSED. The greatest thing I’ve seen in years is Mo’Nique verbally refusing to campaign, and still winning.
Bologna. First of all, Mo’Nique owns the rights to Hattie’s life and is ready and willing to make the movie. However, she is waiting for Lee Daniels to finish up several projects so she can work with him again. Read the third paragraph from the bottom: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/16/us-monique-idUSTRE5AF0LV20091116
And Mo’Nique was never offered the role of Minny in “The Help.” Several actresses were considered, but only Octavia Spencer was offered. She had voiced the part in the audio version of The Help and was a childhood friend of Tate Taylor, the director of the film. In fact, she was part of the inspiration for the character in the book by Kathryn Sockett. Read more here: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20551131,00.html
If you have any documentation, I may be more inclined to believe you.[/quote]
The idea of her playing Hattie McDaniel (solely based on her Gone with the Wind role) was a complete assumption based on her quite clearly stating she didn’t accept the role of Minny as she felt it was too stereotypical. Am not sure I can find that clip from her talk show, but I’ll give it a whirl.
ReplyFebruary 1, 2013 at 2:39 pm #89580[quote=”Baby Clyde”]
Surely HBO should have made the Hattie McDaniel Story with Monique by now?Mo’Nique refuses to play a maid or any other ‘stereotype’, which is why she turned down Ocatvia Spencer’s role, Minny, in The Help. Assuming the pic would focus on her Oscar-winning turn in Gone with the Wind. Imagine two-time Oscar winner Mo’Nique! People on this board would have been PISSED. The greatest thing I’ve seen in years is Mo’Nique verbally refusing to campaign, and still winning.
Bologna. First of all, Mo’Nique owns the rights to Hattie’s life and is ready and willing to make the movie. However, she is waiting for Lee Daniels to finish up several projects so she can work with him again. Read the third paragraph from the bottom: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/16/us-monique-idUSTRE5AF0LV20091116
And Mo’Nique was never offered the role of Minny in “The Help.” Several actresses were considered, but only Octavia Spencer was offered. She had voiced the part in the audio version of The Help and was a childhood friend of Tate Taylor, the director of the film. In fact, she was part of the inspiration for the character in the book by Kathryn Sockett. Read more here: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20551131,00.html
If you have any documentation, I may be more inclined to believe you.[/quote]
The idea of her playing Hattie McDaniel (solely based on her Gone with the Wind role) was a complete assumption based on her quite clearly stating she didn’t accept the role of Minny as she felt it was too stereotypical. Am not sure I can find that clip from her talk show, but I’ll give it a whirl.
ReplyJanuary 31, 2013 at 1:45 pm #89559Surely HBO should have made the Hattie McDaniel Story with Monique by now?
Mo’Nique refuses to play a maid or any other ‘stereotype’, which is why she turned down Ocatvia Spencer’s role, Minny, in The Help. Assuming the pic would focus on her Oscar-winning turn in Gone with the Wind. Imagine two-time Oscar winner Mo’Nique! People on this board would have been PISSED. The greatest thing I’ve seen in years is Mo’Nique verbally refusing to campaign, and still winning.
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