From studying and honing the craft to having a certain look, being an actor has never been a cakewalk. In an industry where jobs can be offered primarily, and sometimes solely, on a photo, it’s bound to take a toll on mental health. With the rise of the social media age, active platforms and follower counts have become part of the audition process. One of the stars of the upcoming comedy It Takes Three has spoken out about feeling the weight of social media.
From director Scott Coffey, It Takes Three is a John Hughes spin on the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story. When the coolest guy in school, Chris (David Gridley), discovers that the new girl, Roxy (Aurora Perrineau), sees through his popularity and good looks, he enlists the class nerd, Cy (Jared Gilman), to take over his social media accounts to add substance to his style. Chris is able to be a completely different person online than he is in real life, and that got me thinking about how much people have become dependent on social media. I spoke with star Aurora Perrineau for an interview with CinemaBlend and she shared the following about how social media has become necessary for actors:
I think this whole, like having a certain amount of social media followers to get a job is like a new thing or newish in the past couple of years where like, it'll be between you and another person for a job. And then they ask you how many followers you have. And you're like, I'm not making a social media [project], really, what are...
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