Chris Rock Pushes Back on One Big Hollywood Stereotype

Chris Rock Pushes Back on One Big Hollywood Stereotype

Chris Rock-directed Misty Green follows the titular character, a fading actress trying to make a comeback in the industry. Additionally, Rock plays a casting director who reunites with Misty, and they share their mutual ability to stay faithful in relationships. As the film gears up for its theatrical release, director Rock explained how infidelity and […] The post Chris Rock Pushes Back on One Big Hollywood Stereotype appeared first on ComingSo…

Chris Rock Says He Tells Filmmakers Struggling To Cast A Role To Hire Black Women Because “They Have The Hardest Time”: “She’s Probably Available”

Chris Rock returned to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) earlier this month with “Misty Green,” his first directorial feature since 2014’s “Top Five.” There, Rock sat down with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey for one of the festival’s In Conversation With… events, a wide-ranging discussion of his career and new film. Video of that conversation has only just gone live, revealing a striking exchange about why Rock chose to center his Hollywoo…