Celebrated with a career tribute at Deauville Film Festival on Friday, Morgan Freeman was moved to tears and said in French that he was “grateful” for “reasons that are deeper than usual this year.”
Freeman, who was targeted earlier this year by a CNN report about his alleged sexual misconduct, said he’s been a “lover of French cinema, history and art for most of his life.”
The 81-year old Oscar-winning actor was greeted in Deauville by hordes of fans and introduced on stage by prominent French actor Vincent Lindon (“The Measure of a Man”).
Lindon delivered a poignant homage to Freeman, praising him for paving the way for other African American actors by accessing non-stereotypical roles at a time when “the only condition for producers to cast African-American actors was to play Black characters.”
“Almost all the characters he’s played on screen could have been played by white folks,...
Freeman, who was targeted earlier this year by a CNN report about his alleged sexual misconduct, said he’s been a “lover of French cinema, history and art for most of his life.”
The 81-year old Oscar-winning actor was greeted in Deauville by hordes of fans and introduced on stage by prominent French actor Vincent Lindon (“The Measure of a Man”).
Lindon delivered a poignant homage to Freeman, praising him for paving the way for other African American actors by accessing non-stereotypical roles at a time when “the only condition for producers to cast African-American actors was to play Black characters.”
“Almost all the characters he’s played on screen could have been played by white folks,...
- 9/8/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with reaction: Multiple women say actor Morgan Freeman subjected them to harassment or inappropriate behavior on set, while promoting his movies and at his production company Revelations Entertainment, CNN reports.
The cable news organization says eight women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior. CNN interviewed 16 people for its report, including some who said they witnessed the behavior.
One production assistant said she was subjected to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a nearly daily basis, including one incident in which the 80-year-old actor allegedly “kept trying to lift up my skirt” while inquiring if she was wearing underwear.
The accusers, most of whom CNN does not identify, describe a climate of harassment and inappropriate behavior at Revelations Entertainment. Freeman’s co-founder, Lori McCreary, allegedly witnessed one such incident, CNN reports.
This alleged misconduct is not limited to Freeman’s work...
The cable news organization says eight women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior. CNN interviewed 16 people for its report, including some who said they witnessed the behavior.
One production assistant said she was subjected to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a nearly daily basis, including one incident in which the 80-year-old actor allegedly “kept trying to lift up my skirt” while inquiring if she was wearing underwear.
The accusers, most of whom CNN does not identify, describe a climate of harassment and inappropriate behavior at Revelations Entertainment. Freeman’s co-founder, Lori McCreary, allegedly witnessed one such incident, CNN reports.
This alleged misconduct is not limited to Freeman’s work...
- 5/24/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
An upcoming spy comedy has added a veteran actor. Morgan Freeman is joining Cold Warriors from Millennium Entertainment. According to Deadline, Raja Gosnell (Scooby-Doo) is set to direct the film about a retired CIA agent who enlists the help of his stepson to complete some unfinished cold war era business. Robin Schorr is responsible for […]
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- 11/18/2015
- by Jeff Bricker
- FilmReview.com
It’s so often the case that, as an actor or actress begins to enter the twilight years of their career, they’ll start cherry-picking projects that fit their style as they slowly wind down their respective creative output. But if anything, at 78 years young, Morgan Freeman’s workrate continues unabated. Not only has the acting veteran wrapped up work on the likes of London Has Fallen, Ben-Hur and Going In Style, but he’s also involved in David Gleeson’s adaptation Down To A Sunless Sea, currently incubating in pre-production.
Now, Deadline is reporting that Freeman has joined Cold Warriors, Raja Gosnell’s (Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs) Cold War action-comedy that will see him play a retired CIA agent who comes out of his exile in order to take care of some unfinished business.
In development under Millennium Entertainment – the same production house that’s putting the final touches to...
Now, Deadline is reporting that Freeman has joined Cold Warriors, Raja Gosnell’s (Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs) Cold War action-comedy that will see him play a retired CIA agent who comes out of his exile in order to take care of some unfinished business.
In development under Millennium Entertainment – the same production house that’s putting the final touches to...
- 11/12/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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