Film

Emily Blunt on the pressure women actors face: ‘We’re not often given a platform to speak honestly’

Blunt, who stars in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, talks sexism, strikes and social media

Emily Blunt, who stars in Oppenheimer, says there is still a pressure on women actors to be likable. Photograph: Josefina Santos/the New York Times
Emily Blunt, who stars in Oppenheimer, says there is still a pressure on women actors to be likable. Photograph: Josefina Santos/the New York Times
Catherine Shoard
Thu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00 • 10 MIN READ
Emily BluntJ Robert OppenheimerChristopher NolanStanley Tucci