Jane Fonda is going on an acting hiatus due to the 2024 election
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Jane Fonda recently confirmed that she is taking a lengthy acting break. Moreover, she also detailed the important reason behind her decision.
Here is everything you need to know.
Jane Fonda announces break from acting
Jane Fonda sat down for a 30-minute on-stage interview with Robin Roberts at the Tribeca Film Festival held in New York City on 10th June Saturday.
In addition, she went on to reveal that she is taking an 18-month break from acting ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
She said, ‘Let’s get rid of the Joe Manchin’s. We need to try to light a fire under Biden and look, we have to vote for him, ok?’
She continued, ‘We have got to get really mad at him and we have to try to demand that he earn our votes.’
Jane Fonda says she’s really grateful to receive an award with Harry Belafonte’s name, who was her friend, and admires how he used his platform to fight for social justice #Tribeca2023
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Subsequently, she stated, ‘But I mean, let’s be real because the alternative is the end of everything.’
Fonda mentioned that it is ‘up to us’ to make changes and tackle the climate crisis before it’s ‘too late’ for the next generation.
Besides that, Fonda’s admission comes after she was honored with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award by Alicia Keys at the annual film festival.
Fonda is recognized for political activism. It seems like she is planning to concentrate on it for the foreseeable future.
Also, she will most likely specifically give her attention to including people in office who support taking action against climate change.
Netizens tell Jane Fonda that RRR is a ‘Tollywood’ film after she calls it a Bollywood movie
Jane Fonda recently took to her Instagram handle to share a poster of SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR.
Furthermore, she included the internationally acclaimed film in her list of movie recommendations on the social media platform.
The 85-year-old Book Club star outlined the post with a caption that read, ‘On the complete opposite extreme of the last film I recommended, To Leslie, here’s another new one that took me by surprise: RRR, an Indian movie that’s shortlisted in the Best Foreign Film category.’
Jane Fonda on how the characters her father portrayed in film shaped her: “If he loved those [characters], I want to be like that so he’ll love me.” #Tribeca2023 pic.twitter.com/fofAgbARan
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She added, ‘It’s a combination of Indiana Jones, a serious film about imperialism and Bollywood. I was transfixed.’
However, many internet users took to the comment section of Fonda’s post to say that it is a ‘Tollywood’ film.
A user wrote, ‘It’s a remarkable movie! But sorry to say, it’s not Bollywood.’
If you didn’t know, RRR’s song ‘Naatu Naatu’ managed to bag a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song.
