Despite being one of the stars of the film industry and starring in hits like
“Stranger Things”
and
“Enola Holmes”
, the young actress
Millie Bobby Brown
surprised and generated controversy by revealing that she does not watch movies, not even those she is a part of.
"I don't watch movies. People come to me and say, 'You should watch this movie, it will change your life.' And I'm like... 'How long do I have to sit and watch it?' Because
my brain and I can't stand it."
sit down and watch my own movies," he said in an interview with
The Sun
for the premiere of
Damsel
, his latest production for
Netflix
.
“My boyfriend (actor and model
Jake Bongiov
i, son of singer Jon Bon Jovi) is a big fan of cinema. He just sits and watches movies all day.
I can’t do that
,” added the 20-year-old performer born in Marbella.
As he explained, he needs to “be doing something else” to be able to watch a movie. “I eat a lot because I'm bored, or I have to be doing something else, cooking, petting my dog or having my computer in front of me. If I'm not doing something I can't sit and look at the screen for that long,” she stated.
His statements generated a flood of criticism on networks. "It's sad that someone who has the opportunity to be part of the film industry
doesn't seem to have much appreciation for the art
. "
"This is what happens when you watch too much TikTok," another added.
Some pointed out that his words are disrespectful to his followers. "If she can't be bothered to see the final result of a project she has worked on for months, why does she expect the rest of us to?" she said.
From cinema to literature
Furthering her success in the “seventh art,” Millie Bobby Brown ventured into writing with
“Nineteen Steps
,” a historical novel that is inspired by the biographical story of her grandmother Ruth during World War II.
Published by VR Editoras in its fiction imprint, the novel is based on the history of Brown's family and is inspired by an experience that his grandmother lived, who survived the Bethnal Green tube tragedy in 1943, which left 173 dead and dozens injured, after panic in a staircase caused an unprecedented incident due to the large crowd of people.
Despite that familiar dramatic fact, "Brown's book takes a less harrowing approach and follows the personal life of 18-year-old Nelly, one of her fictional characters, who comes of age during World War II." , they explain from the editorial.
The actress herself has noted that this book is
"very personal and close to my heart":
"I grew up listening to stories about her time of war. It is an honor for me to keep her story alive," said the actress, businesswoman and goodwill ambassador. from Unicef.