Posted on 05/31/2015 10:35:15 AM PDT by dennisw
Aspiring actors are being harassed by dodgy casting agents, say Equity Actors' union will draw up audition guidelines to stop probing questions Inappropriate behaviour by movie executives revealed by celebrities Helen Mirren said she felt 'like a piece of meat' after one casting call
Actors are being increasingly pressured into having sex with sleazy casting agents to get sought-after parts, a union has warned.
The president of Equity, which represents British performers, said the problem of the 'casting couuch' where actors are pressured into giving sexual favours in return for roles is getting worse and is 'completely out of order'.
It follows the revelations by high-profile celebrities including Helen Mirren and Gwyneth Paltrow, who have shared their demeaning experiences on the casting couch, Helen Mirren previously claimed that then-director Michael Winner treating her like she was 'a piece of meat' during a casting call +4 Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has said early in her career one business meeting ended with the executive suggesting their meet-up should finish 'in the bedroom' +4
The chief of Equity says he is worried that more actors are being pressured into having sex with casting agents, with successful stars Helen Mirren (left) and Gwyneth Paltrow (right) previously sharing their stories Actress Charlize Theron, pictured with Sean Penn at a premiere in Cannes, revealed when she was 18 a Hollywood director invited her to his home on a Saturday night for an audition, then made a pass at her +4
Actress Charlize Theron, pictured at a premiere in Cannes, revealed when she was 18 a Hollywood director invited her to his home on a Saturday night for an audition, then made a pass at her
Equity has now established a working party to draw up audition guidelines for agents to stop actors having to endure inappropriate questions.
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IIRC, “The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover” comes to mind.
When I see an actress in a nude scene I just figure she slept with the director, the producer, her agent.
You’re joking, right?
Starting with her first movie, Age of Consent, on to Caligula, The Cook..., on up through Calendar Girls.
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What is this, 1957? A sudden outburst of morality in Hollywood? Pardon me while I LMAO.
I only know this because she told me about it. Anyhow, she is now married to millionaire out in California. So it worked out for her without having to go sleep your way to success route.
Just say'n.
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“Outspoken” actresses on this subject such as Helen Mirren and Joan Collins did plenty of cheesecake, if not outright nude, spreads in their younger days.
Nobody put a gun to their heads either—They made a conscious choice.
I have little sympathy for their tears.
Sounds good. Don’t forget the Lesbo’s. They’re pretty damn active on the ‘casting couch’ too.
The scabies? hep B, or the genital warts?
That's the story I've heard, that it's what wound up turning him gay.
Well! One hundred years too late when Equity was founded at The Players in New York City. As if it didn’t happen then as well...
I notice they say “actors” and not “actresses.” I guess Hollywood really is full of queers.
Oh, this is the British Actor’s Equity. Actors are not forced to join this union to be professional performers - unlike the American brand.
If they are going to remove the ONE REMAINING PERK from Hollywood, I’m not going to change careers to Casting Director.
...and we of course won’t mention how many under-age children were ensnared by these directors, producers and agents, many with the subtle permission of their greedy parents.
Yeah, she’s a bit of a hypocrite. I can remember an awful stage production of Caesar and Cleopatra with Helen and Alan Rickman in which she couldn’t wait to rip off her shirt for the asp scene. In fact, my husband and I took bets on the nude scene.
Can you run around the couch over and over again? It takes great stamina to be a casting couch lech.
Mirren is absolutely infamous for her nude scenes. On stage as well as in the movies. She’s a good-lookin’ broad but she needs to keep her clothes on. Thank God she’s now playing the Queen and we don’t have to see THAT.
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