Emma Thompson has addressed a prevalent Hollywood double-standard in her forthcoming new film, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – specifically, where older men get to romance much younger women, but the same option is rarely granted to older women.
“If I have someone playing opposite me in a romantic way, they have to exhume someone, because I’m 61 now.
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande begins production in London in early 2021.
“It’s completely acceptable for George Clooney – who is delightful – to have someone who is 40 years younger than him or 30 years younger than him,” she said.