Shaunette Renée Wilson stars alongside Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. According to the actress, she had requests for changes once she got the script.
What issues did Shaunette Renée Wilson have?
Speaking to Variety, Wilson revealed once she received the script for the movie, she had some reservations.
To director James Mangold’s credit, Wilson said he was very collaborative, and open to listening to any and all suggestions.
“I was so jazzed,” Wilson said. “I was quite impressed by a lot of things, but I also had thoughts and wanted to make input about my character in particular. And the brilliance and wonder of James Mangold is his ability to collaborate, and he heard me out and he was very honest about it and took what I said and it was implemented in rewrites. That has been a wonderful part of this process — to actually be able to feel like you are integral and you have a point of view when it comes to what’s being written.”
Wilson went on to note one specific scene — her character’s exit from the film — was something she thought featured things that were “a little too offensive and a bit problematic.”
The actress praised Mangold for his quick response, and said he was quick to work on it.
“Well, I don’t want to spoil too much, but my character had a particular way of exiting the film,” said Wilson. “And initially I found it to be a little too offensive and a bit problematic, and I was like, ‘We probably don’t need to say these words or have it done this way, and this is something I’m uncomfortable with.”
Wilson noted Mangold immediately remedied the situation. “He was like, ‘You know what, you’re completely right, I hear you. That’s something I flagged as well.’ And we were able to work on that.”
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is in theaters now.
