Rose McGowan may have officially quit screen acting, but that doesn’t mean she’s left the industry. The activist and “Brave” author will turn to the director’s chair with “Pomerania,” a feature-length politicized cartoon about dogs.
As McGowan told The Hollywood Reporter, her forthcoming project follows a dog-turned-queen of Pomerania, a fictional land at war with Muttlandia. “It’s all about race, breed, and classism,” she explained. “And it’s very funny.”
As we’ve previously reported, McGowan was at the forefront of the public takedown of Harvey Weinstein. She has been extremely vocal about both his abuses and the industry’s subsequent coverups for quite some time. The lack of support she has received has extinguished her affinity towards acting.
‘‘People in Hollywood have not been brave enough to step up for me as I stepped up for them,” she stressed. “Because I helped to clean out the system and they haven’t been brave in return. So, I do miss performing but I feel like acting is in the past, mostly because of the lack of support that I’ve gotten.’’
McGowan’s series, “Citizen Rose,” premiered on E! last year. The four-part docuseries followed her experiences with assault within the industry as well as her role in the #MeToo movement.
McGowan is also developing a psychological horror entitled “Sleepwalk” alongside Joshua Miller and Mark Fortin. She is currently preparing to perform a one-woman show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
