Overview
- Speaking in Barcelona ahead of receiving a Goya career honor, Sarandon said Spain is on the "right side of history" and credited Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and actor Javier Bardem for clear support of Palestine.
- She said Spain’s stance offers "strength and moral clarity" that makes U.S. supporters of a Gaza cease-fire feel "less alone" in what she described as a climate of repression and censorship.
- Sánchez publicly thanked Sarandon on X, calling her remarks about Spain a moving statement from a figure admired in the country.
- Sarandon said she lost U.S. work after Gaza advocacy, including being dropped by UTA in 2023, and described it as becoming impossible to book major films or television roles.
- She said she shifted to European projects with new representation at United Agents in the UK and Do MGMT in Italy, citing recent work on an Italian film, a play at London’s Old Vic, and projects including The Echo Chamber with Alicia Vikander and the U.S. indie The Accompanist directed by Zach Woods.