{"id":24959,"date":"2020-07-10T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/actress-julia-sawalha-fired-from-chicken-run-2-for-sounding-too-old\/"},"modified":"2020-07-10T20:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:17:00","slug":"actress-julia-sawalha-fired-from-chicken-run-2-for-sounding-too-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/actress-julia-sawalha-fired-from-chicken-run-2-for-sounding-too-old\/","title":{"rendered":"#Actress Julia Sawalha fired from \u2018Chicken Run 2\u2019 for sounding \u2018too old\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Actress Julia Sawalha fired from \u2018Chicken Run 2\u2019 for sounding \u2018too old\u2019<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 10, 2020 |<\/span> 1:17pm |<\/span> Updated July 10, 2020 | 1:39pm<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n Casting agents wanted a younger bird.<\/p>\n

Julia Sawalha, who voiced the character of Ginger in the 2000 film \u201cChicken Run,\u201d will not be voicing the character in the upcoming sequel because producers have deemed her too old, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cChicken Run 2 announcement! I have officially been plucked, stuffed & roasted,\u201d Sawalha, 51, captioned a Twitter<\/a> post Thursday with the hashtag #ageism and her full open letter on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week I was informed out of the blue, via email, through my agent that I would not be cast as Ginger in the Chicken Run sequel,\u201d she wrote in the tweet. \u201cThe reason they gave is that my voice now sounds \u2018too old\u2019 and they want a younger actress to reprise the role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mel Gibson, 64, who co-starred alongside Sawalha in the original animated film, was also axed from the sequel.<\/p>\n

Sawalha, who was 30 when the first \u201cChicken Run\u201d film was released, says that the decision was made without giving her the opportunity to do a voice test, which she claims is usually standard in such situations. Not ready to give up without a fight, Sawalha recorded her own voice test at home and sent it to the producers. She received a response from one of the creatives, who agreed with her that her voice had not audibly aged, but told her the role would still be recast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to great lengths to prove to the production that my voice is nigh on the same as it was in the original film. If they will be using some of the original cast members \u2026 let\u2019s be frank, I feel I have been unfairly dismissed,\u201d Sawalha\u2019s letter continued. \u201cTo say I am devastated and furious would be an understatement. I feel totally powerless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, while she did not respect the decision she does not maintain ill will for the project, and wrote that she wished the production \u201cthe best of luck and the greatest success with the sequel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aardman Animations, which produced \u201cChicken Run,\u201d has not responded to a request for comment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

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