ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Movies and TV Shows@lemm.ee · 6 months ago‘X Files’ Creator Says Studio Execs Asked ‘Where’s the Sex Appeal?’ About Gillian Anderson, Calls New Reboot a ‘Hard Job’ Since ‘Everything’s a Conspiracy’ Nowvariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down14cross-posted to: television@lemmit.online
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-link‘X Files’ Creator Says Studio Execs Asked ‘Where’s the Sex Appeal?’ About Gillian Anderson, Calls New Reboot a ‘Hard Job’ Since ‘Everything’s a Conspiracy’ Nowvariety.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Movies and TV Shows@lemm.ee · 6 months agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: television@lemmit.online
minus-squareloobkoob@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·6 months agoThis is absolutely true. But also, Gillian Anderson is even more attractive now than she was when X-Files started - that woman has aged like fine wine! Which makes it a doubly stupid thing for the executives to be saying.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 months agoIf you click through to the original interview it was something they said during casting for the original. She was an unknown actor and the execs wanted a Pamela Anderson (Baywatch era) style female lead.
This is absolutely true. But also, Gillian Anderson is even more attractive now than she was when X-Files started - that woman has aged like fine wine! Which makes it a doubly stupid thing for the executives to be saying.
If you click through to the original interview it was something they said during casting for the original.
She was an unknown actor and the execs wanted a Pamela Anderson (Baywatch era) style female lead.