Halle Berry was new to Hollywood 30 years in the past when she starred in 1994’s The Flintstones as Fred Flintstone’s seductive secretary, Sharon Stone (to not be confused with the actress of the identical title). In reflecting on the film’s thirtieth anniversary, Berry took to Instagram to have fun, remarking that the character was a “huge step” for Black ladies within the leisure trade, The Hollywood Reporter writes.
Berry mentioned she knew her position as Sharon Stone in 1994’s “The Flintstones” was necessary at the same time as she was filming the film.
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The live-action film starred John Goodman as Fred Flintstone and was based mostly on the Nineteen Sixties cartoon sequence of the identical title. “I believed it may be actually cool to take a look at a few of my scenes, as a result of I legit haven’t seen this film in in all probability 20 years,” Berry mentioned in an Instagram video yesterday.
After watching the primary clip, Berry commented on the movie’s music, her character’s voice, and her “iconic” haircut within the film earlier than acknowledging the influence of her casting: “Being a Black girl in Bedrock appeared like somewhat factor however, you realize, The Flintstones was the material of our tradition,” she mentioned. “I knew that this was an enormous step ahead for Black folks, Black ladies particularly.”
She added, “Whereas it was foolish, and it was excessive and campy, I knew then how necessary this little half on this huge film really could be.”
5 years after its launch, Berry’s position because the titular character in 1999’s Introducing Dorothy Dandridge gained her a Golden Globe and an Emmy, and her position two years later as Leticia Musgrove in 2001’s Monster’s Ball earned her the 2002 Greatest Actress Oscar—the primary and nonetheless, sadly, solely Black girl to win the award.
Berry, seen right here final month, went on to make historical past eight years later as the primary Black girl to win the Greatest Actress Oscar.
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Berry might not have gained an Oscar or an Emmy or a Golden Globe for her position in The Flintstones, however she was nonetheless making influence. Of the movie—which additionally starred Rick Moranis, Rosie O’Donnell, Elizabeth Perkins, Kyle MacLachlan, and Elizabeth Taylor in what would change into her last movie position—Berry mentioned that “You guys message me yearly about The Flintstones movie, so I believed I’d do one thing particular for the thirtieth anniversary,” she mentioned. “Love you all for loving Miss Stone all this time.”
Miss Stone stays a fan favourite character of Berry’s.
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Berry added that the position “was so younger me” (she was 27 on the time, for the file)—and, by the way in which, it’s fascinating to notice that the actual Sharon Stone was supposed to play the onscreen Sharon Stone, however she “couldn’t do the movie on account of scheduling conflicts,” Entertainment Weekly experiences. And whereas The Flintstones acquired a mixed response from critics, it was an enormous hit with audiences, incomes greater than $340 million on the worldwide field workplace.
“Everybody mentioned ‘Oh why would you need to do a film based mostly on a cartoon?’” Berry wrote on X (previously often known as Twitter) two years in the past, including that the character of Miss Stone was “the blueprint.” She continued “To see 28 years later that this character has change into so beloved and has resonated with so a lot of you is so gratifying draped in brown.”
