Alex Munday: Last News

Lucy Liu is game to listen to ideas for a possible Charlie’s Angels reboot and reprise her role of Alex Munday.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lucy Liu is making her comic book movie debut in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” playing the villainous Kalypso alongside Helen Mirren and “West Side Story” breakout Rachel Zegler. The three actors play the daughters of Atlas, who come to our planet to reclaim the magic that fuels Zachary Levi’s Shazam. Liu was recently asked by The Cut about starring in a superhero movie for the first time at 54 years old. “If it had happened earlier, it would have been miraculous,” Liu said. “It would have been a different story; my career would have been easier. There would have been more opportunity.” Sizable comic book movie roles for Asian-Americans simply did not exist when Liu was coming up in the industry. She had her action breakthrough playing Alex Munday opposite Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in 2000’s “Charlie’s Angels” and its 2003 sequel, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.”

Drew Barrymore was 'mortified' that Nia Long was once told she looked 'too sophisticated and too old' next to her.On The Drew Barrymore Show, the 47-year-old actress sat down with the You People star, 52, to talk about the recently resurfaced story as to why she was not originally cast in Charlie's Angels (2000).Earlier this week, Nia Long said she had auditioned to be a part of the Charlie's Angels reboot as well as the 2003 sequel but didn't get the part because she was told she 'looked too old next to Drew Barrymore'.  Shocked: Drew Barrymore, 47, was 'mortified' that Nia Long, 52, was told she looked 'too sophisticated and too old' next to herOn Friday, the two actresses sat down on the talk show to address the controversy and talk about the film franchise - which Barrymore not only starred in but produced as well in the 2000s.  'The feedback was, "My eyebrows were too sophisticated and I looked too old next to Drew,"' Long recalled about the phone call she received after auditioning.'And I was like, "What?" It just was an odd way of saying you didn't get the job.'  An honest discussion: On The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress sat down with the You People star, 52, to talk about the recently resurfaced story as to why she was not originally cast in Charlie's AngelsIn an interview published on January 20, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum told Yahoo Entertainment that she had originally auditioned for the role of Alex Munday - which later casted Lucy Liu for the role.Barrymore admitted that she was 'mortified' when she learned about Long's experience with auditioning for the franchise film.'Nan and I would never speak like that,' she said about her co-producer who founded the production company Flower Films with her.

Nia Long is way past giving an eff!

Nia Long opened up about her missed 'opportunity' in the 2000 film, Charlie's Angels, and revealed to Yahoo Entertainment she wasn't cast in the feature because she looked 'too old next to Drew Barrymore.' The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air actress, 52, had originally auditioned for the role of Alex Munday, however, Lucy Liu was eventually offered to play the character. The mother of two, who recently opened up about her friendship with Will Smith, admitted that at that time, she wasn't 'quite ready for' the role, and explained, 'every opportunity isn't for you.'  Opening up: Nia Long, 52, revealed to Yahoo Entertainment that she wasn't cast in Charlie's Angels because she looked 'too old next to Drew Barrymore'; seen earlier this month in Dubai When talking about a rumor that she had 'passed' on the Charlie's Angels role, Nia set the record straight by stating, 'That is the biggest fattest lie.'  The Best Man actress further explained that, 'Charlie's Angels did not want me because they said I looked too sophisticated and too old next to Drew Barrymore.' Although she wasn't cast in one of the leading roles in the action film, Nia expressed that she was a fan of the film and Lucy's portrayal of Alex. 'I thought Lucy Liu was great in that role. When I went back and looked at it, I was like, 'Whoa, she's really doing some stunts,' the star informed the publication. The New York-born star admitted that upon looking back, 'I don't know if I was quite ready for that.' She added a positive outlook on the situation and stated, 'you can't do everything, and every opportunity isn't for you.'   Other opportunities: 'I thought Lucy Liu was great in that role.

Charlie’s Angels star Cameron Diaz surprised her co-star Drew Barrymore on her birthday.Barrymore handed over control of her talk show The Drew Barrymore Show on Monday (February 21) for her 46th birthday, and suspected Diaz would turn up over Zoom as they usually spend their birthdays together.“Usually we get to actually be together,” Diaz said.