Hollywood fears black movies: Berry

Halle Berry has said that Hollywood still has concerns about making black movies. Speaking at The Wraps special screening of her new film Frankie and Alice, Berry said that she had experienced reluctance amongst film producers to cast her in certain roles, as they believe her skin colour would change the tone of the project.She explained: Thereve been roles that Ive really wanted to play. DS and Ive had to listen to producers say to me, 'We dont want to go black with the role because if we go black it changes the whole story because who would her parents be? 'Then weve got to cast a black guy for the father. Then it becomes a black movie and then whos going to see it? Berry became the first woman of African-American descent to win an Oscar for 'Best Actress in 2001, for her role in Monsters Ball. -DS

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