Susan Sarandon Attends Premiere After Hollywood Blacklist
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Despite claiming over the weekend that she had been , was among the famous faces walking the red carpet at the on Tuesday night.
The 79-year-old Thelma & Louise star beamed as she arrived at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater in Manhattan.
She eschewed the glamorous looks worn by the film's cast — including Christian Bale, , Annette Bening and — and instead sported a surprising coral-colored raincoat.
Sarandon doesn't appear to have been involved with The Bride, a Bonnie And Clyde–influenced take on the 1935 horror film The Bride Of Frankenstein.
Jessie Buckley stars as the eponymous character, a woman named Ida who is brought back to life by Frankenstein's monster (Bale) and Dr. Euphronious (Bening).
Ida and her undead love, who goes by Frank, proceed to seek out their revenge on a spree through Depression-era .
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Despite claiming over the weekend that she had been blacklisted from Hollywood over her pro-Palestinian views , Susan Sarandon was among the famous faces walking the red carpet at the US premiere of The Bride on Tuesday night
The 79-year-old Thelma & Louise star eschewed the glamorous looks worn by the film's cast — including Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening and Jake Gyllenhaal — and instead sported a surprising coral-colored raincoat
The Bride was written and — making her feature debut — and costars her family members in key supporting roles, including her brother Jake and husband Peter Sarsgaard, who plays a detective on the trail of Frank and Ida.
Sarandon stood out at the premiere with her vibrant raincoat, which she wore over a black top and a fuzzy green sweater.
The actress added multiple necklaces to her ultra-casual ensemble, and she wore a pair of dark tortoiseshell glasses.
Jessie Buckley stars in The Bride as Ida, who is brought back to life by Frankenstein's monster (Bale) and Dr. Euphronious (Bening). Ida and her undead love, who goes by Frank, proceed to seek out their revenge on a crime spree in Depression-era Chicago.
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Sarandon stood out at the premiere with her vibrant raincoat, which she wore over a black top and a fuzzy green sweater
The actress added multiple necklaces to her ultra-casual ensemble, and she wore a pair of dark tortoiseshell glasses
Sarandon completed the low-key look with black slacks and chunky black boots, and she kept her dark curls done up
Sarandon added that her alleged Hollywood blacklisting was so extreme that even foreign filmmakers were being urged not to work with her.
Should celebrities risk their careers to speak out on political issues, or stay silent for work?
'I was fired by my agency specifically for marching and speaking out about Gaza — for asking for a ceasefire — and it became impossible for me to even be on television,' she said a day before the 40th Goya Awards were held on Saturday in Barcelona; pictured Friday in Barcelona
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'I don’t know lately if it’s changed, [but] I couldn’t do any major film, anything connected with Hollywood,' she continued, adding that even foreign directors were being urged not to work with her; pictured Saturday in Barcelona at the Goya Awards
She also reiterated her desire to end the 'genocide' in Gaza, saying she had long been motivated to stand against injustice.
Covering the magazine, the actress explained that her position has a famous actress is a 'loudspeaker' allowing her to bring visibility to social issues.
Accepting that by speaking out she has ensured her blacklisting by a large part of the industry, Sarandon insisted that everyone had to come together to stop Israelis and Palestinians dying, because 'no one deserves to die this way.'
The Rocky Horror Picture Show star caused controversy after she claimed Jewish people 'are getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim' amid the war with Hamas at a rally in NYC
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Now in a new interview with The Times Sarah has reflected on how said that the controversy led to the departure of her agent and how she is no longer able to star in mainstream studio films
She apologized for her remarks, saying that she had not planned to speak at the rally, but had been invited to address the crowd, and had intended to 'highlight the urgent humanitarian crisis in .'
But Sarandon acknowledged that her words ignored 'centuries of oppression and genocide in Europe' as well as recent atrocities, such as the Tree of Life synagogue attack.
Taking to her Instagram, she said: 'Intending to communicate my concern for an increase in hate crimes, I said that Jewish Americans, as the targets of rising antisemitic hate, 'are getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.'
'This phrasing was a terrible mistake, as it implies that until recently Jews have been strangers to persecution, when the opposite is true.
'As we all know, from centuries of oppression and genocide in Europe, to the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, PA, Jews have long been familiar with discrimination and religious violence which continues to this day.
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'I deeply regret diminishing this reality and hurting people with this comment. It was my intent to show solidarity in the struggle against bigotry of all kinds, and I am sorry I failed to do so.'
'I will continue my commitment to peace, truth, justice, and compassion for all people. I hope that we can meet with love and willingness to engage in dialogue, especially with those with whom we disagree.'
Sarandon has continued to be an advocate for Palestinian rights, and proudly wore a pro Palestinian button on the red carpet on Thursday for the New York premiere for her new film The Fabulous Four.
In April, she joined a host of film stars and directors donating memorabilia and time to a Cinema for Gaza auction to raise funds for humanitarian relief in Palestine, including Paul Mescal, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri, Tessa Thompson, Louis Theroux, Jonathan Glazer and Stellan Skarsgård.
