Julianne Moore is sparking a backlash by rejecting movies with guns, explosions

Julianne Moore ruffled feathers online after she said she doesn’t like movies with “explosions and guns.”

In a recent interview with Variety at the Kering Women in Motion Talk at the Cannes Film Festival, the 65-year-old actress sparked outrage when she discussed the types of projects she’s interested in acting in at this point in her career, saying she’s “less and less interested in tragedy.”

“Especially now in a time when things are really difficult in the world, it is very difficult for me to invest in a story that I think is pretentious, when I feel that the depth of emotions, the measure of it, is not equal to what is happening in the world. And I don’t feel like I want to participate in it,” he said.

He has detailed information about reading scripts or watching other films and seeing “if there’s something you need,” adding, “I don’t like to do simple things.”

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“I don’t like murder. I don’t like explosions and gunshots. I don’t like histrionics. I don’t like things that lift things up without a real feeling underneath,” he said. “I mean, that makes me sad because that’s like noise. I don’t know how I’m going to play it. I don’t want to watch it.”

After a clip of the interview was shared on X, many fans took issue with Moore’s statement in the comments section, with many pointing out that he has acted in too many movies with guns and violence.

“I can’t even count how many movies he’s made with guns,” another fan wrote. Another added, “It’s funny how artists forget about their catalog until it’s time to perform.”

Another fan shared, “That’s great! Now play all the decadent, violent fun Julianne has happily participated in throughout her career.”

Many at X took issue with Moore’s comments, pointing out that he has appeared in many films involving violence, including “Hannibal.”

A fourth fan wrote, referencing the sequel “Silence of the Lambs,” which tells the story of serial killer Hannibal Lecter, writing, “A man was decapitated from Hannibal, and the mind was eaten.”

While many disagreed with her comments, others defended her, with one writing, “Julianne Moore choosing emotion over chaos is why she is respected around the world.”

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“I actually agree with him! We already have enough violence in the world! We need good family values ​​in the movies back!! Good family entertainment!! And the movies will be full again! We want to go to theaters but there aren’t enough quality movies coming out! That’s why Devil Wears Prada was great,” said another.

This is not the first time Moore has faced backlash, as Vili Fualaau, who gained national attention for his illicit relationship and marriage with his sixth-grade teacher in the late 1990s, opposed his film, “May December,” which told the same story, calling the project the “disaster” of his life.

Moore previously received backlash for her role in the 2023 film, “May December.” (Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Without backing down, Moore maintained when he spoke to Entertainment Tonight in January 2024, that during the filming of the film, director Todd Haynes “was always very clear when we were working on this movie that this was the first story … the story for these characters.”

“So we look at it that way,” said Moore. “This was our document. We created these letters on the page together.”

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Moore won an Academy Award in 2015 for her best performance in “Still Alice,” in which she played a woman dealing with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He was previously nominated for his roles in “Boogie Nights,” “The End of the Affair,” “The Hours” and “Far From Heaven.”

The actress was at the Cannes Film Festival as she received the Kering’s Women in Motion Award, given to an actress who has helped improve the role of women in society and films.

Moore receives the Kering Women in Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival this year. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

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