Gina Gershon recently said on the “It Happened in Hollywood” podcast that she was warned against starring in 1996’s “Bound” by her agents because the role was a lesbian character.
The actor remembered her agents telling her specifically that she “can’t play a lesbian” because it would tank her Hollywood career. “It was a great script and I could tell they were incredible directors, but my agents were like, ‘We will not let you do this movie. You are ruining your career,’” Gershon said. “‘We will not be able to let you represent. You will never work again.’” “I just said, ‘Oh, well, I guess if you can’t represent me, I’ll go somewhere else.
They happen to be into women, but it’s really a movie about trust.” Gershon starred in “Bound” as Corky, an ex-con who starts a relationship with the girlfriend of a mafioso boss. The two women come up with a plan to steal $2 million of his money. The film, which the Wachowskis also directed before their careers exploded with “The Matrix” franchise, remains a queer classic. Gershon said her agents were “small-minded and shortsighted” to warn her about playing a lesbian character.
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