Salma Hayek she is ready to return as a heroine to the screen. His new role in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ is an action star who is 54 years old and touches on the subject of menopause, something that caught the attention of the actress to accept the role.
Salma Hayek breaks stereotypes of menopause
The actress said in an interview with Independent that I was surprised that I was chosen to play the role for the film alongside Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson.
In the role of Sonia Kincaid she plays the role of a famous con artist and wife of a hitman Darius Kincaid. Sonia’s character, in addition to being a criminal, is a woman who wants to be a mother despite the fact that she is in menopause.
Regarding this characteristic of his character, Salma believes that it is important to start giving visibility to women and their different problems and wishes.
“I think women are valued in different ways now than they were before. I was very fortunate to work with a director who included me in the process of the second film. That was very smart because the problem with action movies is that they are mostly made by men. “
On his influence on the character, Salma said that they managed to create a character that in addition to being an action heroine, is also a real woman.
“She is not a woman trying to be a man, she is herself.”
Salma as a hero in The Ethernals
In addition to being able to play a strong and real woman, Salma was happy to fight the stigma of menopause, since the actress believes that despite the changes that have taken place in the industry, age discrimination continues to be a significant problem.
This is not the first role as a heroine that Salma will have this year, because later we can see it as part of Eternals, and in one of the most important roles in the saga.
‘Ajak’, the character of Salma HayekHe is also an Eternal, but in the film version he changes genre. While in the comics he is a man, on the screen he is played by a woman.
This also changes the character’s story, as ‘Ajak’ will now be the mother of all Eternals, as announced by Salma Hayek herself when taking the role.
The special thing about ‘Ajak’, is that he is the only one capable of communicating with the Celestials. That is why he is one of the most powerful, in addition to being a wise and spiritual leader.
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