Evan Rachel Wood Opens Up About the Sexism She's Faced While Pitching a Movie

Though people are speaking out about it more than ever before, there's no denying that Hollywood is still a boy's club. Take, for example, Evan Rachel Wood's account about what it's like to pitch a movie to studios.

The underpaid Westworld star explained that she's been trying get a project off the ground for two years that would see her directing a script written by two women and starring four women. According to Wood's string of tweets, she's been facing off against rooms full of white men who simply don't understand what she's going for.

Read Wood's illuminating Twitter thread below.
 

Fyi I have been pitching a film, starring 4 amazing actresses, written by 2 women, to be directed by me, for TWO YEARS, to nothing but room after room of white MEN and 'weirdly'
no one has given it money. And we wonder why there is a bias in hollywood?? Your move guys.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 1, 2018

 

One guy I was pitching it to actually said, "well you're a 30 year old mom, what gets you out of the house to see a movie?"
AS IF ALL WOMEN ARE JUST AT HOME FEEDING BABIES AND HAVE NO LIVES.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

More than 1

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

By saying "well once my nails dry and I am done ironing my husbands shirts and I take my face mask off, REPRESENTATION GETS ME OUT OF THE HOUSE BRO!"

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

They are the ones in power. Thats my point. If the pitch rooms arent diverse with women and people of color chances are the films about them wont make sense or resonate with the room. Which is why there is an imbalance in the film industry which SUCKS. https://t.co/ntOx6eLo0h

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

Pretty much every woman on my timeline is like YES!! And everyone who is saying "well the idea probably sucks.."
Guess who? Not saying ALL men, but a vast majority still cant handle. And this is where we are in the film industry and pretty much everywhere. https://t.co/eEgzB7Ypiy

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

That as well. One of the main characters in my film is gay.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018

 

I have a child to support so, no. Also even if I sold everything I had it still wouldnt pay for it.

— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) July 2, 2018