Oscar-winner set up production company Pacific Standard in protest at the paucity of strong roles available to womenReese Witherspoon made the scamper into producing her own films because she refused to be cast as “the girlfriend in a dumb comedy”.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly as part of the magazine’s Beyond dazzling issue, the Oscar-winning actor revealed she was fed up with being offered below-standard roles – which appeared to be the only ones on offer despite her stature with the industry.
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Source: theguardian.com