London Feb 24 (IANS) Actress Reese Witherspoon has praised "A Wrinkle In Time" director Ava DuVernay for representing different kinds of women within her movie.
The 41-year-old actor stars as Mrs. Whatsit in the upcoming Disney movie based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L Engle reports femalefirst.co.uk.
She says that the production will be important for young people everywhere as the diverse cast -- which includes the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling -- means everyone is equally represented.
When asked how important she thinks the movie will be Witherspoon said: "I read the book as a little girl and I really was excited when Ava explained her vision for the film."
"She was like I m gonna deviate a lot. I want to have the house in Downtown L.A. I want the kids to be of all different ethnicities. I want kids to watch this movie and know that anything s possible .
"I get emotional thinking how little kids going to the theatre will actually see a character and an actor that looks like them. That will make them think it s possible. And also they ll see women who are heroes who are all different sizes and all different races. Women are the heroes of a lot of kids lives and to see that properly represented is way overdue and exciting.
"I think it s exciting to have a director with that kind of vision and to have Disney s belief in her to give her an incredible amount of creative control and free reign to create this magic " she added.
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