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Sharon Stone is poised
for her Hollywood comeback.
W
hen many people think of actress Sharon Stone’s
leading roles, they might think back to Basic In-
stinct, which was made in 1992.
(Let’s put it in perspective—if Basic Instinct was a
person, they’d be graduated from college, working, and possibly
a parent by now.) Luckily for her biggest fans, Stone has done
some incredible work since her Basic Instinct days—including
a recent comeback that proves the 60-year-old is a Hollywood
force to be reckoned with.
One part of Stone’s re-emergence is her leading role in
the film All I Wish.
“To see Sharon Stone in a movie these days is to be re-
minded of how much you’ve missed her since the last
one,” notes an article in Variety magazine. “Her star
quality is particular: a cool, crackling, slightly ribald con-
fidence in her own charisma that hasn’t been especially
well-tended, much less replicated, by Hollywood in the
last 20-odd years…”
In an article by the Chicago Tribune—and also noted by
several other media outlets—it comes to light that Stone
advocated for a role meant for a woman half her age in
All I Wish.
“The most remarkable thing about All I Wish, written and
directed by Susan Walter, is the casting — but what a
difference it makes for this light romantic comedy,” the
Chicago Tribune notes. “Star Sharon Stone was originally
offered the mother role, but convinced Walter she should
play the daughter, Senna, instead. So Senna became 46,
not 25, and Stone stepped into one of her more winning
roles in a long time. With an older woman as the lead,
this cute rom-com takes on a greater depth and poignan-
cy than it would have with standard 20-something stars.”
A recent article in Salon provides its readers with a
comprehensive summary of All I Wish’s plotline: “Sha-
ron Stone plays Senna, a vivacious 46-year-old woman
whose life unfolds one birthday at a time over a succes-
sion of years. Dreaming of being a fashion designer, Sen-
na works as a buyer for a boutique. The day she loses
her job is also the night she meets Adam (Tony Goldwyn),
Sharon Stone stars with Selma Blair, Christina
Ricci, Courteney Cox & Susan Sarandon in
the 2016 independent drama film, Mothers
and Daughters.
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