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Sandra Bullock has continued to hone her acting skills by working in different genres. Having risen to prominence with rom-com roles, she went on to further explore the industry to prove she is not limiting her roles to a specific genre. While fans can’t help but adore the star in each of her roles, she still hasn’t starred in the superhero genre.
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Though she has initially been offered a superhero role, she rejected it due to her son. She has adopted two adopted children, Louis Bardo Bullock and Laila Bullock, whom she raised as a single parent. While she is tight-lipped about her kids’ adoption details, she has been candid about sharing her experience as a mother. She once opened up about how Marvel’sBlack Panthermade her teary-eyed as a mother.
Sandra Bullock Got Emotional on Watching Black Panther
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In an interview with Access,Sandra Bullockopened up about her emotions on meeting theBlack Panthercast at the 2018 Oscars Awards. She shared how watching black superheroes on the big screen was a great moment for her as a mother. It was because her children now have a superhero whom they could relate to.
“I was just behind the “Black Panther” cast and I started to cry backstage when I was telling them how much it meant to me as a woman, but how much it meant to me a a mother.”
She continued,
“That says a lot about where we are in this world and in the world of superheroes.”
She showed her gratitude to the Marvel franchise for introducing the Black Panther hero as she stated,
“I am so grateful to Marvel because about five years ago, my son asked me if there were any brown legos. And I said, ‘Yes there are.’ And I got a sharpie and I turned Spider-Man brown and I turned the LEGOs brown and I don’t have to turn them brown anymore.”
Despite the fact that she loves superheroes and is grateful to Marvel for giving her someone her kids can look up to, she once refused to accept a superhero role.
Sandra Bullock Refused to Become Wonder Woman
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She once opened up about being offered to play a comic book superhero.The Proposalstar at the time clearly ruled out Marvel by stating,
“I was approached for something that wasn’t Marvel, but my son said not to do it.”
It was not DC’s role either as she added that her son asked her not to do it.
“It was kind of not in the place [my son] felt I should be. He was actually right. I saw it when it came out and I said, ‘That’s unfortunate.’ It came out and everything. He was like six when he asked me not to do it, and I said, ‘Okay.’”
Later on, it was concluded that she was offered to be Wonder Woman which she did not regret turning down. Later on, Warner Bros. released theWonder Womanfilm featuringGal Gadotwhich grossed $822 million.
Source:Access
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