Nia Lengthy Handed For ‘Charlie’s Angels’ For Wanting ‘Too Subtle and Too Previous’ Subsequent to Drew Barrymore

The 52-year-old star as soon as extra dispelled long-standing rumors she turned down a task within the 2000 adaptation of “Charlie’s Angels” to be able to star in Martin Lawrence’s “Huge Momma’s Home” the identical 12 months.

In a latest interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Lengthy known as the claims “the most important fattest lie” and recalled how she was advised she regarded “too subtle and too outdated” for the half subsequent to Drew Barrymore —  one of many movie’s important stars.

“Charlie’s Angels didn’t need me as a result of they mentioned I regarded too subtle and too outdated subsequent to Drew Barrymore,” she mentioned earlier than commending Lucy Liu, who inevitably snagged the function of her would-be character, Alex Munday. Barrymore is 4 years youthful than Lengthy and Liu is 2 years older.

“I believed Lucy Liu was nice in that function. Once I went again and checked out it, I used to be like, ‘Whoa, she’s actually performing some stunts.’ I do not know if I used to be fairly prepared for that,” Lengthy confessed. “I do not, you’ll be able to’t do every little thing, and each alternative is not for you. And as a lot as it might’ve been enjoyable to play that character, I feel ‘Huge Momma’s Home’ was most likely extra enjoyable for me.”

This is not the primary time the “Deadly Affair” actress has opened up about her expertise auditioning for the enduring movie. In an interview with Insider again in 2020, Lengthy admitted she did not purchase the suggestions her agent acquired from the “Charlie’s Angels” group.

“I used to be like, “What?” she recalled on the time. “I really like Drew Barrymore, I feel she’s superb, however I feel that was only a good solution to say you are slightly too Black. Personally, that is what I feel. As a result of for those who discover there have been no brown pores and skin [actors]. I imply, truthfully, I’d have been the blackest factor within the movie.”

“The suggestions that I acquired from my agent was, ‘She simply regarded too outdated and complex to be subsequent to Drew Barrymore,’” Lengthy continued. “And I am considering to myself, it is an actor’s option to stroll within the room how they wish to look, however it’s a director’s imaginative and prescient to assist create and curate a personality.”

She added, “So for those who could not see past the truth that I had on a blazer and a pair of denims then that was clearly not the job and alternative for me. So, no downside, I am going to maintain it transferring.”