{"id":21810,"date":"2025-07-25T03:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/21810\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T03:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:16:10","slug":"cancelled-movie-star-says-hollywood-is-sick-of-losing-money-on-woke-films-as-industry-set-to-change-under-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/21810\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancelled movie star says Hollywood is sick of losing money on ‘woke’ films as industry set to change under Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Sorbo claims Hollywood is shifting its values after growing sick of\u00a0losing money on ‘woke<\/a>‘ films.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0self-proclaimed ‘first cancel culture<\/a> victim’ revealed that studios are now reaching out to him, after\u00a0years of being rejected over his conservative Christian values.<\/p>\n

The actor, 66,\u00a0rose to international fame as the Greek demigod Hercules in the hit show ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,’ which ran for six seasons from 1995 to 1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sorbo said that he sees a shift happening within the movie industry under president Donald Trump<\/a>, in a new interview with Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘I think people are tired of it, and Hollywood’s tired of losing money, like they’re going to lose another $300 million on this woke Disney movie with “Snow White.”‘<\/a><\/p>\n

‘I think the American people are fed up, and I think they showed it in the last election<\/a> as well. They said enough is enough of this stuff.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Cancelled Hercules star Kevin Sorbo, 66, claims Hollywood is shifting its values after growing sick of losing money on ‘woke’ films; Pictured 2019<\/p>\n

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The actor rose to international fame as the Greek demigod Hercules in the hit show ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,’ which ran for six seasons from 1995 to 1999<\/p>\n

‘So I just think it’s just the pendulum swinging back and forth, right? And I think we’re going back to the right side now, and I’m a believer in going right and then left,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sorbo explained that he is\u00a0‘the first cancel culture victim before I knew it was a term.’<\/p>\n

‘Hollywood booted me up a dozen years ago for things I was posting on the internet,’ he went on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘And I looked at my age and I said, “Oh, you guys are upset that I’m posting the truth? Is that a problem with you guys?” Because they hate the truth, and they hate anybody who’s a Christian in Hollywood, anybody who is a conservative. So I’m like a double leper to them. I’m, like, kryptonite or something,’ the actor claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He explained that he and his wife decided to create Sorbo Studios, and he has been filming at least four movies a year since stepping away from mainstream Hollywood.<\/p>\n

The actor then shared that he believes there’s been a ‘shift’ with Trump in the office.<\/p>\n

‘People will hate him in front, but those people that hate him, they’re gonna see their lives get better. Trust me.’<\/p>\n

He also claimed studios have been reaching out to him recently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Hollywood is shifting a little bit because I’m starting to get calls from the studios saying, “Hey, there’s a big thing with this stuff. So maybe send us a couple of scripts.”‘<\/p>\n

Sorbo went on to say that he’s reached out to Netflix and Amazon with a number of scripts ‘that aren’t in your face about faith, but the messages are there.’<\/p>\n

Sorbo’s 2010 film ‘What If…’ is set to be re-released for its 15th anniversary on August 5 and 7.<\/p>\n

The film centers on Ben Walker (Sorbo), a businessman who had lost his faith, who wakes up to a different reality: married to his college sweetheart (Kristy Swanson) and working as a small-town pastor.<\/p>\n

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The self-proclaimed ‘first cancel culture victim’ revealed that studios are now reaching out to him, after years of being rejected over his conservative Christian values; Pictured 2018<\/p>\n

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‘I think people are tired of it, and Hollywood’s tired of losing money, like they’re going to lose another $300 million on this woke Disney movie with “Snow White,”‘ he said\u00a0in a new interview with Fox News Digital;\u00a0Rachel Zegler seen in a still from Snow White<\/p>\n

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Recent productions such as Disney’s Snow White and James Gunn’s new Superman film have drawn criticism and ignited discussions about their perceived ‘woke’ themes;\u00a0David Corenswet seen in a still from Superman<\/p>\n

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Sorbo believes there’s been a ‘shift’ with Donald Trump in the office. ‘I think the American people are fed up, and I think they showed it in the last election as well’; Trump pictured July 23<\/p>\n

Sorbo said that it’s the type of movie ‘Hollywood used to put out there’, featuring themes of ‘hope and love and laughter and redemption and faith.’<\/p>\n

‘Hollywood used to do a lot of these kinds of movies. And I think they’re waking up a little bit now because they’re losing a lot of money on this woke insanity. So let’s see what happens with it.’<\/p>\n

Recent productions such as Disney’s Snow White and James Gunn’s new Superman film have drawn criticism <\/a>and ignited discussions about their perceived ‘woke’ themes.<\/p>\n

The live-action remake of Snow White suffered at the box office and and faced criticism of being ‘woke.’<\/p>\n

Star Rachel Zegler, 23, took the brunt of the blame for the film underperforming its massive budget – grossing just $69million domestically – and becoming one of the least liked films of all time on film review sites.<\/p>\n

She’s also been dinged for her political opinions and was harshly criticized by the son of the producer of the movie for tweeting ‘free Palestine.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the new Superman movie has been met with a sea of just two star reviews as critics are unconvinced of the first foray into the newly-branded DC Universe.<\/p>\n

The new film – directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as the fictional superhero, with Rachel Brosnahan as precocious reporter Lois Lane – was released July 11.<\/p>\n

Many were skeptical of the film – the third new Superman reboot in just under two decades, following Brandon Routh in 2006’s Superman Returns and Henry Cavill in 2013’s Man of Steel and 2017’s Justice League.<\/p>\n

And now the reviews are out it seems they were right to be skeptical as it has failed to impress most critics.<\/p>\n

It comes as Gunn has garnered controversy ahead of the film’s widespread release, likening the Man of Steel to an immigrant.<\/p>\n

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The Andromeda star previously claimed he was ‘blacklisted’ in Hollywood due to his conservative Christian beliefs; Pictured playing Dylan Hunt in Andromeda in\u00a02000<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time Sorbo has expressed a controversial opinion in regards to Hollywood.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he branded Hollywood men ‘bumbling, useless idiots’ with a ‘misunderstanding of masculinity’ and\u00a0branded the current fondness for androgyny in fashion ‘the masculinity crisis’.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Sorbo has been a keen purveyor of Christian beliefs and conservative opinions – something he alleges has led to his ‘cancellation’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The native Minnesotan previously claimed he and his agent had parted ways after the Andromeda star was ‘blacklisted.’\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kevin Sorbo claims Hollywood is shifting its values after growing sick of\u00a0losing money on ‘woke‘ films. The\u00a0self-proclaimed ‘first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,97,96,478,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-21810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-dailymail","tag-entertainment","tag-tvshowbiz","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}