'Those movies are really, very white': Actress Molly Ringwald says '80s movies remakes would need to be 'much more diverse'

‘Those movies are really, very white’: Actress Molly Ringwald says ’80s movies remakes would need to be ‘much more diverse’


Actress Molly Ringwald, known for classic 1980s movies such as “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” said if those movies were to be remade in a modern era they would need to be done with a more diverse cast.

Ringwald received Variety’s Creative Vanguard Award during the Miami Film Festival, and the award presentation was followed by a Q&A period about her career.

Ringwald was just a teenager when her ’80s cult classics were released, which also included “Pretty in Pink,” released when she was about 18 years old.

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The teen heart throb said if the movies were to be remade, however, studios couldn’t make movies that were “that white.”

“Those movies, the movies that I’m so well-known for, they were very much of the time. If you were

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