Geena Davis Says Fox ‘Reacted Appropriately’ by Cutting ‘The Predator’ Scene

The film explores the insidious and systemic sexism in Hollywood through the voices of celebrities like Davis, Meryl Streep, Sandra Oh, Jessica Chastain, and many other ambassadors of the #TimesUp movement. Its premiere is particularly timely, as just this week, Olivia Munn outed Fox and “The Predator” director Shane Black for casting Steven Wilder Striegel, a registered sex offender, in the film without the cast and crew’s knowledge. Davis, a longtime champion of women’s rights who founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, agreed that cutting the scene was the right move. “I think they reacted appropriately,” she said. “I think that was an unfortunate circumstance.” Davis said that she’s felt scared to speak up on sets before. Read More…