Gabrielle Union Interview: Cheaper by the Dozen
Gabrielle Union stars alongside Zach Braff in a reimagined and updated version of the film, Cheaper By the Dozen. which features a large blended family, 2 dogs. Union plays the heart of the family Zoey Baker, who has the patience of a saint while juggling 10 kids, 2 dogs, and a pair of exes, along with her work life.
Union spoke with Screen Rant about updating the classic film and giving it a fresh take with more relevant themes that resonate with modern families.
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Screen Rant: Gabrielle, amazing job on this film. I'm a huge Cheaper by the Dozen fan. This is a fantastic reimagining of Cheaper by the Dozen, and Zoey might be the most patient person on earth and is really the heart of the Baker family. Can you talk to me about what you wanted to bring to the role of Zoey that wasn't necessarily on the page, and just a little bit about Zoey herself?
Gabrielle Union: I wanted to make sure that we understood that she is a beautiful, amazing, accomplished black woman that wasn't running away from blackness, she ran towards love, which is a big distinction in my eyes. I wanted her to be her full black self, which is why there are probably 87 hair changes, but I wanted to really showcase the textures, and how we as black women love our hair, and that it's a daily part of our life and our identity. I wanted her to be more patient than I am in real life, and for her to handle adversity in perhaps a different way than the world has seen me address things. Some say she might have more grace than I, but it's just how to get from A to Z in two different ways, but they're both real, valid, and amazing.
There are so many relevant themes throughout the course of this
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