{"id":589638,"date":"2026-04-17T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589638\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:20:11","slug":"julia-stiles-says-she-isnt-worried-about-being-a-sellout-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589638\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Stiles Says She Isn’t Worried About Being a Sellout Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood looks a lot different today from the one Julia Stiles got her start in 30 years ago. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur industry is cannibalizing itself<\/a>, meaning the film industry and TV industry, we\u2019re cannibalizing ourselves, and budgets and paychecks are shrinking and shrinking and shrinking and shrinking to I don\u2019t know where it\u2019s going to go,\u201d the actress lamented in a Thursday interview on \u201cThe Michelle Collins Show.\u201d <\/p>\n

What began as a humorous prompt about taking the paycheck for potential revivals of 1990s and 2000s career highlights like \u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d and \u201cSave the Last Dance\u201d turned into Stiles reflecting on continuing to work as a mother of three and not getting worried about \u201cbeing a sellout.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCome at her with some offers, for the sequels, for the reboots. People would eat it up, I know they would,\u201d Collins encouraged. \u201cI know you\u2019re an artist, but listen, you have three mouths to feed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh no, I\u2019m very aware of that now,\u201d Stiles said. \u201cBack in college, I was probably, like, worried about being a sellout. Remember at that age when you\u2019re like, I was very angsty and like, \u2018I don\u2019t want to be a sellout, I want to be an authentic artist.\u2019 And now I\u2019m like, \u2018Give me my check.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Collins, a personal friend of Stiles, went on to push the actress\u2019 body of work for potential brand deals, dreaming up a Super Bowl commercial themed to \u201cSave the Last Dance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a brand calls you tomorrow \u2014 this is a great question, I\u2019m telling you right now you\u2019re walking out of this room richer,\u201d Collins said. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the Super Bowl ad, you have to reprise one of your most famous roles, whatever that is, let\u2019s say it\u2019s \u2018Save the Last Dance,\u2019 for a big check. First of all, would you do it, and also what brand would you want to call?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, the answer is yes. I mean, I\u2019m not stupid.\u201d Stiles said. \u201cI would ask to have different hairdos, there\u2019s something a bit dated about them, but what would the brand be\u2026? I would do it with a sense of humor. I wouldn\u2019t do it, like, dead serious like, \u2018Here I am, Sara Johnson!\u2019 That\u2019s not a sellout, that\u2019s clever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next up for Stiles is co-starring with Corey Stoll in the upcoming science fiction series \u201cRecap\u201d<\/a> from showrunners Adam Glass and Andrew Dabb and K Period Media.<\/p>\n

Listen to the latest episode of \u201cThe Michelle Collins Show\u201d here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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