The screenwriter of the film "Harriet" shared that when he first pitched the film in 1994, the white Oscar winner's name was suggested to play the Black icon.
When I was a young girl, like you–I dreamed of a tall dark and handsome man to sweep me off my feet. I wanted to be like Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman.” I wanted her innocence and expertise, long curly red hair and gracious smile. The scene where Richard Gere gazed upon her long crimson […]
