Sandra Bullock Explains Why Big Budget Rom-Coms Don't Get Made Now
Sandra Bullock, who stars in upcoming movie The Lost City, explains why big-budget romantic comedies just don't seem to get made anymore. After becoming a star with films like Speed and Miss Congeniality, Bullock has since had a long and successful career starring in everything from romantic comedies to big-budget action blockbusters. With successful movies like The Heat, The Proposal, The Blind Side, Gravity, and Bird Box on her resumé, Bullock has shown that she really can do it all and she continues to be a strong box office pull for audiences.
Bullock's next movie, The Lost City, sees her playing a romance novelist who finds herself on a jungle adventure after getting caught up in a kidnapping plot. In addition to Bullock, the film also stars Channing Tatum as a book cover model and Daniel Radcliffe as a wealthy elite determined to find a mythical lost city at any cost. Initial trailers for The Lost City tease plenty of laughs, lots of action, and an unlikely romance.
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In a new interview with NY Times, Bullock, having starred in a number of romantic comedies over the course of her career, explains why big-budget versions of those films just don't seem to get made anymore. What it comes down to, she explains, is that the romantic comedy, as a genre, became devalued. Terms like "chick flick" became synonymous with formulaic and predictable movies that were aimed specifically at women. Historically, however, as Bullock explains, movies that had comedy and romance were not marginalized in the same way. Check out Bullock's full comment below:
«Because they were bastardized and so undervalued — anytime someone said 'chick flick' or 'rom-com,' it
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