Cancelled movie star says Hollywood is sick of losing money on 'woke' films as industry set to change under Trump
The self-proclaimed 'first cancel culture victim' revealed that studios are now reaching out to him, after years of being rejected over his conservative Christian values.
The actor, 66, rose to international fame as the Greek demigod Hercules in the hit show 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,' which ran for six seasons from 1995 to 1999.
Sorbo said that he sees a shift happening within the movie industry under president Donald Trump, in a new interview with Fox News Digital.
'I think people are tired of it, and Hollywood's tired of losing money, like they're going to lose another $300 million on this woke Disney movie with "Snow White."'
'I think the American people are fed up, and I think they showed it in the last election as well. They said enough is enough of this stuff.'
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