14 DAY TRIAL // R&B diva Mariah Carey has always wanted to be an actress, a dream she refused to let go to no matter what critics or fans kept telling her. Now that her latest movie is proving to be a hit, “Precious,” she’s ready to speak of her biggest failure to date, “Glitter,” and what she thinks were the reasons it tanked. 9/11 is just one on a long list, as ShowbizSpy can confirm.
Critics have often labeled “Glitter” the worst film ever to be made by a star, and even some of the fans agree with the fact that Mariah should have never attempted to make it. Still, the singer believes, it was not so much that the movie was bad that it got trashed in the media but rather that it was released on the same day as the World Trade Center crashes, which inevitably made people not pay enough attention to it.
“That movie was released on September 11th, 2001 – could there be a worse day for that movie to come out? I don’t think so.” Mariah says in a recent interview quoted by the aforementioned e-zine. “I don’t even know that many people even saw the movie so I don’t think it’s the worst thing ever done.” the singer says as to why people rushed to brand the auto-biographical film an utter waste of time.
However, even if Mariah feels she was not treated right by the movie industry and despite having learned a lot from the experience, she would not do it again had she had the chance. “‘Glitter’ was a learning experience and I wouldn’t do it again if you paid me. But I didn’t have representation or anyone to tell me: ‘What you need is a great director’.” Mariah says of the epic fail that was her big debut on the silver screen.
As fans must know, while she has already started work on her upcoming album, Mariah Carey is also busily promoting “Precious,” which first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and made a strong impression on viewers for its authenticity and lack of pretense. Mariah’s part too was highly praised, with the singer undergoing a complete transformation and clearly investing a lot of time in preparing for it. Once “Precious” hits theaters and the world sees the new and improved Mariah the actress, critics estimate everybody will forget about the debacle “Glitter.”