Hollywood exec suggested Julia Roberts play Harriet Tubman, biopic

In the 1990s meeting, the studio executive apparently said people wouldn't notice if Roberts played Tubman because the famed abolitionist lived "so long ago."
Hollywood executives wanted Julia Roberts to portray Harriet Tubman in the famed abolitionist’s biopic, the screenwriter of the new film “Harriet” said.
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