"it would be something different" : Marcia Cross talks about ageism and the potential return of the Desperate Housewives series

Marcia Cross, Mania Series The opportunity to return to him, as the guest of honor for full authority at the festival in Lille desperate Housewives and the effect of the array.

“Looking back, it was groundbreaking to have forty-year-old women on television, because back then you only saw twenty-five-year-old heroines. was nothing“Since then, it has become much more ‘natural’ to see female protagonists over 40 in Hollywood and Europe, he admitted before explaining.

“It has become more the norm today, especially in Europe, but also in the United States. Nobody says, “Oh my God, they are 40 years old now. Even though it seems like we should not go much beyond that age. But that’s for sure we’ve made progress. Things are different in Europe and America. In Turkey,” nobody says. American television, you have to wear makeup to get a role. In Europe, however, things are more fact-based. I think age is the last taboo in Sure, movie stars like Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon manage to get great roles on TV. , but there’s not much to put under the tooth for actresses like me It’s hardHe explained it at a roundtable meeting we were able to attend.

As for the possibility of Bree Van De Kamp returning as a sequel, reboot or spin-off of Marc Cherry’s legendary franchise. desperate HousewivesMarcia Cross was not entirely against it.

“I never thought about it. But I like the idea of ​​Desperate Housewives with older women. It would be really interesting. It’s not really on TV. We had Grace and Frankie with even older women. But it’s true that we were a bit of a pioneer as a series featuring Desperate Housewives and a group of women in their forties. So it would be interesting to find these women as they approach their sixties. It would be something different, because I feel like it was never done. I put it out there for those who want to take on this challenge.“Did he say?

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