"Every time someone earnestly explains why it is so incredibly deeply difficult for them to find a woman or a man of color to hire,” says producer Shonda Rhimes, “an angel loses its wings.” In other words, it’s way past time for Hollywood’s offices, sets and writers rooms to represent robust diversity. The Hollywood Reporter has identified its first-ever roster of Agents of Change highlights the key figures working daily to make that happen.
"Even though there's no denying some of our traditional ideals of masculinity have been poisonous to society, I don't like the phrase "male toxicity." It's too accusatory, as if just by being male we are all guilty of some past or future crime. I prefer "male myopia," which suggests that society's narrow focus on the myth of manliness prevents us from seeing the bigger picture of its destructive effects."
The Baccarat Queen will tell the true story of Cheung Yin "Kelly" Sun, a young Chinese woman who turns a painstakingly developed card-playing talent and obsession for revenge into one of the most ingenious legal gambling runs ever documented. Over the course of less than a year playing baccarat in major casinos around the world, Sun amassed winnings in the tens of millions of dollars.