Among the critics is Atlanta, Georgia, DJ Jason Bailey, who asked the stars about the casting on his “Rock 100.5 Morning Show”, saying, “From what I’ve seen, you’re brother and sister”.
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“They could be raised as brother and sister”, Michael replies. When things go wrong, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben are given awesome powers while their colleague Victor von Doom (Toby Kebbell) is left behind in that other dimension.
She is playing the member of the Fantastic Four who is usually the hardest to spot. You can see the awkward exchange for yourself below.
“You’re way, way hot”, the shock jock told the actress.
As she tries to disengage, Mara remarks that, “This is a great interview”. Copy the look by using a flat iron to straighten your hair (if your hair is naturally curly) and a styling cream like Bumble and Bumble Grooming Creme to give a light hold to your style with a smooth finish.
Satisfied with this answer and in need of offending someone else, the interviewers turn to the subject of Kate Mara’s hair, shorter now than it was before.
As for complimenting Mara on her feet, Rickman doesn’t think he crossed a line.
Rickman starts out by asking the “obvious” question of how the hell Mara and Jordan can be brother and sister in the film, when one is black and the other white.
And that’s where the interview ends, because part of a publicist’s job is to stop professional journalists from telling actresses they live up to their fetish requirements, apparently. But then, out of nowhere, thankfully a natural Romeo comes to save the interview: “I’m a toe guy….”
Rickman then turned his attention to Mara, and her hair.
Bailey asked, “But you’re white and you’re Black”.
In a statement to Buzzfeed, Bailey defended Rickman’s questions about Mara’s appearance.
“They asked me to”, Mara explained icily.
“The obvious question. From where I stand, you’re brother and sister … am I missing something?” “As for him complimenting her toes and why people are upset about that, sorr, no idea”.
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“Steve likes girls’ toes”, Bailey told the outlet. But hey, it’s part of the job and most actors are consummate professionals…even when the people interviewing them aren’t.
