Susan Sarandon is speaking out about her current film and television career, saying that after she spoke out and called for a ceasefire in Gaza that she was unable to take on roles in the United States.
โI was fired by my agency, specifically for marching and speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire,โ Sarandon said. โIt became impossible for me to even be on television. I donโt know lately if itโs changed. I couldnโt do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood. I found agents ultimately in England and in Italy, and I work there. I just did a film in Italy, and I did a play at the Old Vic for a number of months. I know this Italian director that just hired me โ he was told not to hire me, so thatโs still recently. He didnโt listen, but they had that conversation. Right now, I kind of specialize in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.โ
The โThelma and Louiseโ star also said that Spain has more intellectual freedom than the United States.
โIn a place where you feel repression and censorship, to see Spain and to see the president and what he says and the support that heโs giving about Gaza, and to have actors like Javier Bardem come forward with such a strong voice, is so important to us in the United States,โ she said.
Her comments came during a Feb. 27 discussion ahead of receiving the International Goya award in recognition of her career, including โDead Man Walkingโ and โAtlantic City.โ The Spanish Film Academyโs Goya Awards ceremony is set to take place on Feb. 28 in Barcelona.
In 2023, Sarandon was dropped by UTA after she spoke at a pro-Palestine rally in New York City.
Watch the full discussion below, courtesy of Reuters.
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