Viola Davis Weighs in on The Idea of Julia Roberts Playing Harriet Tubman
The world was stunned when news broke that at one point in time, a studio executive suggested Julia Roberts to play abolitionist Harriet Tubman in a movie about her life.
Clearly, it didn’t sit well with many Black actresses in Hollywood — including the iconic Viola Davis.
“It happens all of the time [in Hollywood],” she recently told MadameNoire. “Here’s the thing, simply put: Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman is ridiculous. That barely warrants a response. That’s ridiculous. I understand that the film industry very much is about commerce and money, I get it. But that’s ridiculous.”
To be clear, Julia Roberts was never involved in the project and the actresses never knew about the supposed idea.
Oy vey! Well, Viola you’re not the one only who thinks it’s ridiculous.