Grindhouse
After discovering that Rose McGowan had been sexually lash out , Robert Rodriguez cast her inGrindhouseto wound Harvey Weinstein . Amid all of the Weinstein sexual abuse allegations , McGowan has been a famed figure . She is one of many actress who have come forward and accused Weinstein of intimate abuse , stating on Twitterthat the American celluloid producer had raped her . Now , Rodriguez , her managing director on the 2007 filmPlanet Terror(which was one half of Rodriguez ’s cinematic atavist quislingism with Quentin Tarantino titledGrindhouse ) has verbalize out about his knowledge of McGowan ’s allegations prior to her public announcement , stating that her role inPlanet Terrorwas a backhanded reply towhat Weinstein had put her through .
The role is pivoted principally around distaff authorisation , which Rodriguez explained toVarietywas crafted specifically for McGowan . Rodriguez , who had a long - running working relationship with Harvey Weinstein and his pal Bob Weinstein , explained that he was appall to discover what had pass to McGowan . They get together during the 2005 Cannes Film Festival after he screened his filmSin City , and discovered that McGowan had been blacklist from try out for any moving-picture show produced by the Weinsteins . That was when she explain to Rodriguez what had happened . He said :
" Rose evidence me that all she could do at the time was to get Harvey Weinstein to donate money to an abuse char ’s shelter and in return she had to contract a non - disclosure accord ( NDA ) that forestall her from talking about the horrific irreverence without being sued , and that she should n’t even be telling me . "
However , despite the fact that she had been blacklist , Rodriguez insisted on casting her in his next film . He informed her that Harvey Weinstein had no authority in telling him who he could and could not cast . He then added :
" I would write her a BAD ASS character and make her one of the hint . I want her to have a star role in a big motion-picture show to take her OFF the blacklist , and the good part is that we would have Harvey ’s new Weinstein Company give for the whole damn thing . "
As far as why Rodriguez had not defended her in front of Weinstein on account of what she had told him , he stated that,“because of the NDA Rose state me she had signed , at Rose ’s request I had to keep it quiet from everyone until now as to why we were even making that pic together . “He added that he was proud to create a fitting character for McGowan who , despite the hard knocks she had faced,“transforms into a superhero that right wrongs , battles adversity , mows down rapists , and hold up an Revelation to lead the disoriented and aweary into a kingdom of Bob Hope . "
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Source : Variety
