Zoë Kravitz: 'Batman' Filmmakers Told Me I Was Too 'Urban' for Role
Getting roles in blockbuster film projects hasn’t always been a cakewalk for Zoë Kravitz.
The Mad Max: Fury Road actress told Nylon that she was denied an audition for The Dark Knight Rises because of her racial background.
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“In the last Batman movie, they told me that I couldn’t get an audition for a small role they were casting because they weren’t ‘going urban,’” said Kravitz, who also appeared in this summer’s Dope.
“It was like, 'What does that have to do with anything?’” Kravitz continued. “I have to play the role like, 'Yo, what’s up, Batman? What’s going on wit chu?’”
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Kravitz can be seen in X-Men: First Class and the films in the Divergent franchise. She also recurred on the Showtime series Californication.
