In Hollywood Djimon Hounsou claims to have feeling seriously cheated

The actor Djimon Hounsou has unquestionably made progress in his life. His path hasn’t exactly been a bed of roses, either. Djimon, who was nominated for an Academy Oscar in 2002 for In America and then again in 2006 for Blood Diamond, expressed his “severe feeling of being deceived” in an interview with The Guardian, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

There was a period when he had no support from anybody, even his own people, the media, or the business itself, he admitted. “Now, we speak so much about the Oscars being so white, but I remember there was a time when I had no support at all,” he said.

It seems as though it would end there: “You should be glad that you’ve been nominated,” he said.

In 1997, Hounsou earned a part in Steven Spielberg’s movie Amistad, which marked the beginning of his career in Hollywood. Yet he went on to say that he had become impatient with the few roles that were being made available to Black performers.

He said that he is currently “struggling to attempt to make a dime” in the business. He went on, “There are certain people in the company with whom I have grown up who are incredibly wealthy and yet lack many of my accomplishments. So, both financially and in terms of the workload, I feel defrauded, terribly cheated.”

Hounsou has primarily performed lesser and supporting roles in films like Guardians of the Galaxy, Furious 7, Charlie’s Angels, and a few ventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Universe after his Oscar-nominated films.

“We felt like you just got off the boat and then went back [after Amistad] when I’ve gone to studios for meetings. We were unaware that you were acting here,” “said he.

“When you hear statements like that, you can see how constrained some people’s perceptions of you or what you stand for are. But, it is what it is. It’s on me to make it right.” Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has Hounsou back in theatres as a wizard. Shazam! The Gods’ fury.