Susan Sarandon Says It “Became Impossible” to Work in Hollywood After Calling for Gaza Ceasefire

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Susan Sarandon is opening up about where her film and television career currently stands and why she hasn’t been working as much. The Oscar-winning actress — who was dropped by United Talent Agency in November 2023 after making controversial remarks about the Israel-Gaza war — shared an update on her career during a Feb. 27 discussion, via Reuters , ahead of receiving the International Goya award at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards ceremony in Barcelona. “I was fired by my agency, specifically for marching and speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire,” Sarandon said. “It became impossible for me to even be on television. I don’t know lately if it’s changed. I couldn’t do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood.” Related Stories Movies The Berlinale Is at War With Itself -- and Tricia Tuttle Is Caught in the Middle Movies Israeli Director Tom Shoval Backs Berlin Festival Boss Amid Controversy The Thelma & Louise star continued, “I found agents ultimately in England and in Italy, and I work there. I just did a film in Italy, and I did a play at the Old Vic for a number of months. I know this Italian director that just hired me — he was told not to hire me, so that’s still recently. He didn’t listen, but they had that conversation. Right now, I kind of specialize in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.” Sarandon also got emotional at one point during the discussion, expressing her gratitude to Spain and Ireland’s leadership for being outspoken in their support for Gaza, compared to the U.S. “In a place where you feel repression and censorship, to see Spain and to see the president and what he says and the support that he’s giving about Gaza, and to have actors like Javier Bardem ...