London
(ANI):
British
actress
Dame
dame
helen
mirren
has
lashed
out
at
Hollywood
directors
for
casting
British
actors
as
villains.
The
64-year-old
Academy
award
winner
suggested
a
wider
range
of
roles
would
help
Americans
learn
that
Britons
aren't
'just
the
royal
family".
She
also
said
that
her
British
colleagues
were
an
'easy
target."
“I
think
it's
rather
unfortunate
that
the
villain
in
every
movie
is
always
British;
we're
such
an
easy
target
that
they
can
comfortably
make
the
Brits
the
villains.
It's
just
nice
to
say
we're
not
snooty,
stuck
up,
malevolent,
malignant
creatures
as
we're
so
often
portrayed.
We're
actually
kind
of
cool
and
hip," the
Telegraph
quoted
Mirren
as
saying
during
an
event
in
Los
Angeles
celebrating
British
success
in
Hollywood.
“It's
very
important
to
let
Americans
know
that
we're
not
just
the
royal
family,
there's
a
lot
more
to
us
than
that,"
Mirren
added.