Nina star Mike Epps is responding to criticism over his costar, Zoë Saldana's, casting as singer Nina Simone. While promoting his latest film, Meet the Blacks on Tuesday, Epps tells People that overall he thinks Saldana "did a good" job portraying Nina Simone in the biopic. Controversy over the Guardians of the Galaxy star's casting has raged since the film's first movie poster was released. Images from the production drew criticism over the use of a prosthetic nose and skin-darkening makeup to make Saldana more closely resemble Simone. But Epps, who plays comedian Richard Pryor in the biopic, attributed...
- 3/22/2016
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Nina star Mike Epps is responding to criticism over his costar, Zoë Saldana's, casting as singer Nina Simone. While promoting his latest film, Meet the Blacks on Tuesday, Epps tells People that overall he thinks Saldana "did a good" job portraying Nina Simone in the biopic. Controversy over the Guardians of the Galaxy star's casting has raged since the film's first movie poster was released. Images from the production drew criticism over the use of a prosthetic nose and skin-darkening makeup to make Saldana more closely resemble Simone. But Epps, who plays comedian Richard Pryor in the biopic, attributed...
- 3/22/2016
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
The controversy surrounding the upcoming Nina Simone biopic starring Zoë Saldana rages on. In a Hollywood Reporter guest column, the director of the 2015 documentary The Amazing Nina Simone adds his voice to film's chorus of critics, lambasting both the casting and the content of the film while reacting to the film distributor's recent defense of the movie. "I am saddened by the ugly and inaccurate portrayal contained in the script and trailer for Nina and by Mr. [Robert L. Johnson]'s desperate attempt to defend the project," The Amazing Nina Simone director Jeff L. Lieberman wrote. Lieberman critiques filmmakers' decision to use makeup...
- 3/21/2016
- by Chancellor Agard, @chancelloragard
- PEOPLE.com
The controversy surrounding the upcoming Nina Simone biopic starring Zoë Saldana rages on. In a Hollywood Reporter guest column, the director of the 2015 documentary The Amazing Nina Simone adds his voice to film's chorus of critics, lambasting both the casting and the content of the film while reacting to the film distributor's recent defense of the movie. "I am saddened by the ugly and inaccurate portrayal contained in the script and trailer for Nina and by Mr. [Robert L. Johnson]'s desperate attempt to defend the project," The Amazing Nina Simone director Jeff L. Lieberman wrote. Lieberman critiques filmmakers' decision to use makeup...
- 3/21/2016
- by Chancellor Agard, @chancelloragard
- PEOPLE.com
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