Djimon Hounsou has appeared in a rating of Hollywood motion pictures and TV reveals since 1990, together with Gladiator (2000), Eragon (2006), and Furious 7 (2015). He has additionally portrayed a number of characters in a number of Marvel and DC tasks, reminiscent of Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Aquaman, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Nevertheless, Hounsou disclosed in a latest interview that he was nonetheless struggling financially and was “undoubtedly underpaid.”
Livid 7 and Shazam!’s Djimon Hounsou is ‘struggling to make a residing’
Djimon Hounsou obtained nominations for the Academy Award for Finest Supporting Actor twice, for In America (2004) and Blood Diamond (2007).
Regardless of that, and the actor’s prolific presence on each small and large screens over time, he claimed that he skilled monetary points, throughout an interview with CNN’s African Voices Changemakers.
When requested how Hollywood had modified when it comes to African illustration between when he began and now, Hounsou mentioned, “Oh, sure, fairly a bit has modified, I need to say. As a result of once I got here out with Amistad [in which he portrayed Sengbe Pieh / Joseph Cinqué), I was nominated for a Golden Globe. But they ignored me for the Oscars. Talking about the fact that they thought I had just come off the boat and off the streets, where Steven Spielberg used me for this film.”
The Rebel Moon actor claimed that even though he successfully did that, they just didn’t feel like he was an actor they should pay any respect to.” Hounsou stated that the idea of diversity had a long way to go in Hollywood. He added, “Systematic racism doesn’t change like that anytime soon.”
Djimon Hounsou further revealed that he was “still struggling to make a living” despite “making films now for over two decades with two Oscar nominations, been in many blockbuster films.” He continued, “I’m still struggling financially. I’m definitely underpaid.”
When the interviewer expressed his surprise, Hounsou stated, “Well, that’s a sign for you that systematic racism is not something that you can deal with lightly.” The Black Adam star noted that systemic racism was so “inserted” in so many things that you could not overcome it. Moreover, according to Hounsou, the only thing a person can do is to cope with it.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
