Die Another Day character, Jinx, was “ahead of its time” and considered too much of a risk in Hollywood.The 54-year-old star said the $80m (£61.5m) budget for an action project with a Black woman in the leading role spooked decision makers at the time.Berry told Variety she was very keen on the idea of reprising her role from the 2002 movie, with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson lobbying MGM to back the film.She said: “It was very disappointing. It was ahead of its time.“Nobody was ready to sink that kind of money into a Black female action star.
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