Brenda Song spilled on how her iconic role at “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” affected her film career. Song, who started at the Disney Channel show in 2005 as a teenager, said that she later had to reject to work with AUTEurs because Disney managers did not approve certain roles. It wasn’t until 2010 that the song could convince the then president and COO for Disney-brand TV, Gary Marsh, to let her start in David Finchers ”The social network. “
“I was just like,” I’m an actor. When you hired me, I was not a hotel heir. If I have ever done anything in my personal life to ever pay attention to your business, I understand. But this is the last season of the show, and this is a lifetime opportunity, “reminded to tell Marsh. Song shared the story during Bentonville Film Festival, where she got Virtuoso Award.
The song continued, “I was so happy, they (Disney) were so supportive. They allowed me to make this movie that really changed my life.”
But that was not always the case: “Running Point” actress added that she had to submit calls to have the lead role in Clint Eastwoods Controversial movie 2008 “Gran Turin“Due to its subject. Disney” Nixed “song which was possibly part of the function.” The character had a intended sexual abuse scene, so Disney snapped it, “Song said.” And I was very upset, but I was like, “Ok, I guess it didn’t work.” “
It is uncertain yet whether Song will repeat her role for Recently announced “The Social Network” sequence. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and Sony Pictures are under development on “The Social Network Part II.” Sorkin will also direct. Jesse Eisenberg led the original film as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, with Song, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer and Dakota Johnson together with the lead role. “The Social Network” earned $ 226 million at the global cash office and was nominated for eight Oscars, including best image. The film won three, including Sorkin Landing’s best adapted script.
Sorkin told Hollywood Reporter 2021 that he wanted to write a script that Exposed “The Dark Side” by Facebook. “I think what has happened to Facebook in recent years is a story that is very worth telling,” Sorkin said, “and there is a way to tell it as a follow -up of” The Social Network “, and that’s as much as I know.” Later he added that the platform was to the blame for the uprising.
Meanwhile, Fincher had publicly declined to return to direct all follow -ups and told The custodian 2023 that it would be one “Mask can“Of a project, even though he had previously been in conversation with Sorkin about it. Fincher is now directing” Once Upon A Time in Hollywood “for Netflix, with Brad Pitt, which represents his Oscar-winning role as a fictional stunt man Cliff Booth.
