At The Help UK Premiere we talk to stars Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis on the red carpet. We also hear from director and screenwriter Tate Taylor.
Tate Taylor shares why this story is so personal for him and what makes it so relatable. Hear his surprising thoughts on which demographic the movie will affect most.
Emma Stone, who is currently working on the next film in the Spiderman franchise, gets emotional as she discusses what it was like delving back in time to the racial injustices that were occurring in the US just fifty years ago. See her adorable message to UK fans.
Octavia Spencer draws a parallel between The Help and sports films – find out why! She also talks about the universality of the story, despite its’ American roots.
Viola Davies’ face breaks into a huge grin as she talks about her relationship with Emma Stone –it is clear that they are fantastic friends. She also muses on the fact that this film shows women in a much different light than the typical Hollywood film (here’s a hint: women are generally clothed in this movie!).
The beautiful cast as a whole tells us how they prepared for their powerful performances and why they think the film has proved such a phenomenon already, dominating the American box office.
Fast Facts
Director: Tate Taylor
UK Release Date: October 26, 2011
Synopsis: Skeeter (Emma Stone), a southern belle and aspiring writer in 1960s Mississippi, returns from college to find that her lifelong caretaker (Octavia Spencer) has been fired without explanation. Enraged, she decides to take matters into her own hands and starts interviewing the community of African-American women who domestic help to the wealthy white families of the town, hoping to tell their side of the story. Her actions set off a catalyst of pent-up emotion and unlikely friendships, and ultimately force people to take a second look at the way their society functions.
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