When Salma Hayek Opened Up About Hollywood Typecasting & Her Long-Awaited Break Into Comedy With Grown Ups

We have often seen actors getting typecast if they have pulled off a certain sort of character in more than two films. That’s what had happened with Salma Hayek. Despite being a talented and versatile actress, she was called a ‘s*x symbol’ of Hollywood and used to get roles where she needed to be sultry, hot, and ornamental. For most of her career in the initial phase, she got typecast as the sexy bombshell.

But the actress has always wanted more. One of the movie genres that she wanted to make her name in was comedy. So, when Adam Sandler came up to her and cast her in Grown Ups, she couldn’t say no. This was her dream-come-true moment. Previously, in an interview, Hayek talked about this. Scroll ahead to find out.

How Did Grown Ups Come To Salma Hayek?

In a 2023 interview with GQ UK, Salma Hayek opened up about getting typecast all her life as someone who is sexy and doesn’t have humor and shared, “I was typecast for a long time. My entire life, I wanted to do comedy, and people wouldn’t give me comedies. I couldn’t land a role until I met Adam Sandler, who put me in a comedy [2010’s Grown Ups], but I was in my forties! They said, ‘You’re sexy, so you’re not allowed to have a sense of humour.’ Not only are you not allowed to be smart, but you were not allowed to be funny in the ’90s.”