“In the beginning of my career, I did ‘Sister, Sister,’ ‘Smart Guy’ and ‘Parenthood.’ Remember that? I was doing a lot of sitcoms, and the next thing you know I booked ‘Baby Boy.’ After that, I kept getting dramatic roles. “I went to Hollywood to book a half-hour comedy,” she revealed, surprising both Packer and Shankman. He said audiences are advocating for the people and topics they want to see on the big screen by packing out theaters.įans are ready to watch Henson take the lead in a comedy for the first time, he said. Packer, who resides in Atlanta, believes Hollywood is now shifting because of economic factors. "I noticed a seismic change when Taraji coupled ' Empire' success with ' Hidden Figures,'" Shankman added. » RELATED: Taraji P. Henson honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Other people who don’t see it that way, for so long, have been able to devalue them.” I know it in a very different way because of the lens in which I see the world. I know the value of her contemporaries and her peers. “People, especially black women, are often valued differently by someone that doesn’t look like them,” Packer said. She didn’t encounter that issue with the filmmakers of “What Men Want.” Producer Will Packer, who’s collaborated with the actress for the “Think Like A Man” movies, and director Adam Shankman recognized Henson’s value off the bat. “I’ve walked away from projects,” she shared. She said producers have offered her amounts of money that were “embarrassing.” As an actress, who’s been in the industry for almost three decades, she’s been lowballed. Just like her character Ali, Henson knows a thing or two about feeling unappreciated in the workplace.
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