Whoopi Goldberg Reveals 4 Film Roles She Booked Because Other Stars Rejected Them First
justjared.comWhoopi Goldberg is revealing the major film roles she’s gotten because other people said no. The 69-year-old The View co-host and actress spoke out about her experience in Hollywood in the new Apple TV+ documentary Number One on the Call Sheet.
The two-part documentary film celebrates the groundbreaking Black artists of Hollywood. During the documentary, Whoopi revealed what happened after her first major film role, in 1985′s The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg, which landed her an Oscar nomination.
She revealed that her next films saw her taking on roles rejected by other stars, despite the Oscar nom. Keep reading to find out more… “You discover that you get what you get, and for me, I went and found stuff,” she explained. “I wanted to know what people were not gonna do.
Things that they had greenlit and then said, ‘No, we’re not gonna do [it] ’cause the person dropped out.’ ” “So that’s how I got Jumpin’ Jack Flash, ‘cause Shelley Long wasn’t gonna do it,” she revealed. “That’s how I got Burglar, ‘cause Bruce Willis wasn’t gonna do it.
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