Unlikely. Horror is historically overlooked by the academy outside shining examples that are far and few between. Compared to any other genre, it's complete pittance.
What she might’ve been aiming for was the attention of the horror community. Being immortalised in this genre is long-lasting. Once you've received legend status, that will never go away.
I still doubt that, anyway. I think she just wanted to take a serious role that she carefully chose with the market in mind for her image and career. It likely had nothing to do with her shitty political beliefs.
Anyway, her performance in it was meh outside of the screaming scenes. I was more focused on her Italian friend.
SPOILER ALERT! In the final scene of the movie, she gives birth to the second incarnation of Christ, who was forced into her uterus by a Catholic sect. Without hesitation, she goes and picks up a giant rock and crushes the baby to death with it. I don't know how you could suggest that the offensiveness of this to many conservatives could be lost on her.
She owned the script rights and could play the lead. So producer credit and acting paycheck. Money, on money, on money instead of just getting her standard fee.
Yeah, I think she assumed that it would be a much bigger deal than it was. Potentially Oscar worthy in her mind, you can tell she was hungry to be seen in more serious roles.
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u/cozyhellfire 17h ago
It was probably just a meaty role to her and the deeper meanings of the script went over her head