Anne Hathaway, Catherine Zeta-Jones and other stars have been excluded from acting because of their age.

Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Emma Thompson and others ... the brightest stars who have been excluded from acting because of their age. Some even did not reach the age of 30. It is no secret that aging is an obsession, fear and loss of life, and a dilemma that affects a large part of the world's population, but movie stars are the biggest victims.

 Although time is changing, the fact is that we still have a long way to go to prevent high standards of beauty and stereotypes from harming actresses as they age, noticing how their job offerings begin to decline.

Stars who have been rejected for not being "young enough" suggest that, unlike their male counterparts, barriers to career development begin to emerge at a very young age.

Reese Witherspoon

How can Reese Witherspoon, 43, be considered "old"? For the film industry, they are. When it was proposed to produce a film about Stevie Knicks' biography, Reese Witherspoon was one of the favorite candidates for the lead role. But as the project evolved, it was no longer the best option. 

Later, when the Knicks were again asked if Witherspoon was the heroine, she replied: "I told Reese that she was too big for this role.

At that time the actress was about 37 years old. However, the refusal did not adversely affect the life of the actress. She founded her own production company, Hello Sunshine, where she implements projects in which women play leadership roles without stereotypes.

Elizabeth Banks

At 28, actress Elizabeth Banks was deprived of Mary Jean's role in Spider-Man in 2002. Producers hired Kirsten Dunst, 18, instead.

Anne Hathaway.

Anne Hathaway is not yet 40, but announced that after the age of 30, her job offers were limited to the roles of characters at a young age. "When I was in my early twenties, roles were written for women in their fifties, and I would accept and get them. Now I'm in my thirties, and I think," Why did this 24-year-old girl get this role, and I didn't on him?"

Fortunately, Hathaway remains the main character in various films of all genres, from science fiction to drama and comedy.

Olivia Wilde.

When 29-year-old Olivia Wilde was tested for her role in Naomi in The Wolf of Wall Street, it was first said she was rejected because she was "stronger than the role," and the cast then chose Margot Robbie instead. 

When she talked about her experience, Wilde said, "I was happy to comment that day. Then I discovered after a while that I was rejected because of age."

Emma Thompson

Would you imagine an actress other than Emma Thompson playing Eleanor in Sense and sensibility?

When the project was still in its infancy, many doubted whether Emma would be the right actress and was 36 years old at the time.

 “I remember someone who told me that I was older than Hugh Grant, who was a year younger than me, in sensation and emotion,” she said.

Catherine Zeta-Jones.

At this point in life, the vision of Catherine Zeta-Jones, 50, "rejected" because of her age is no longer a surprise, but we may be shocked to learn that she was deprived of her role when she was 19 years old. She was a teenager, and she wanted to test the performance of Durgrami.

 "Trevor the director told me then that I was too old and too beautiful for the role."

Later the director himself gave her the opportunity to work in other roles where she was able to prove her talent and triumphed in films that portrayed prominent figures who made her famous.