Christina Ricci has been an accomplished actress and has starred in several popular films and series since her big screen debut in Mermaids (1990). But one role she missed out on was that of Mathilda in the classic 1994 film, Léon: The Professional, losing out to Natalie Portman. And in a new interview with the YouTube show, First We Feast (via The Wrap), Ricci reveals the ridiculous reason why: she was “too common and healthy looking.”
In a recent interview, Christina Ricci explains why she wasn’t cast as Mathilda in ‘Léon: The Professional.’ Read More