{"id":213646,"date":"2019-05-10T04:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T08:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=213646"},"modified":"2019-05-10T04:55:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T08:55:12","slug":"for-rebel-wilson-it-was-a-fight-to-keep-the-hustle-pg-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/10\/for-rebel-wilson-it-was-a-fight-to-keep-the-hustle-pg-13\/","title":{"rendered":"For Rebel Wilson, it was a fight to keep ‘The Hustle’ PG 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2014 Rebel Wilson had to fight to make sure she and Anne Hathaway could make the same kind of risque jokes their male counterparts do and not have their new film \u201cThe Hustle\u201d get classified as R-rated.<\/p>\n

Wilson, who is a producer and stars in the \u201cDirty Rotten Scoundrels\u201d remake, fought back last year when the film received an R-rating. The rating was appealed, and \u201cThe Hustle\u201d arrives in theatres Friday as a PG-13 release.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like it was so unfair to force cuts of jokes from coming out of our two mouths when much ruder content was in male-driven PG-13 films,\u201d Wilson told The Associated Press. \u201cWhen I put my arguments forth, analyzing other male-driven films like ‘Anchorman’ or last year’s ‘Jumanji’ you can see that you know what’s in our film is probably less than what’s in some of those male-driven comedies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hathaway agreed, saying the entire culture of a film is more important than just casting actresses in starring roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not enough to just put two women in the in the lead of the film. Then the culture that surrounds those two women told us, ‘Oh you can’t be funny in that way,\u201d’ Hathaway said. \u201cEven though there was a norm established … in the world saying when men say these sort of things it’s appropriate for teenagers. But when women say these sort of things, no that’s unexpected that’s too, that’s too new. That’s too different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson said the film is more than just a gender-flipped remake of the 1988 comedy starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin. It gave her and Hathaway a chance to tackle contemporary issues facing women.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea just seems really justified right now … with the Me Too movement. This wasn’t just a case of, ‘Oh let’s just gender flip ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,\u201d’ Wilson said. \u201cThis was a case of, well oh yeah, it really does make sense that now women can get back at dirty rotten men who have been conning them for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite tackling systemic issues women face, both Hathaway and Wilson say \u201cThe Hustle\u201d remains a broad comedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m so happy right now to put something light out into the world, to put something out there that you can just laugh,\u201d Hathaway said. \u201cGrab your favourite people and go and just get that warm feel good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes … movies have more serious messages and this definitely has a few subtle, you know, female empowerment messages, but not so subtle, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it’s all within like the world of fun,\u201d Hathaway added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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