For our upcoming Summer issue, TaylourPaige—the star of A24's zolamovie—speaks to the actor Jonathan Majors about the role that changed everything, including herself.
courtesy of the Detroit waitress Aziah “Zola” Wells, who told the wild tale of a trip to Florida with a “white bitch,” her boyfriend, and her pimp. The goal was to earn some extra money stripping, but what ended up happening instead was enough to spark a bidding war in Hollywood. At the time, thescript, which featured a Black woman at its center, was written by two white men, and the project fell apart.
The voice didn’t match what I saw her write. I still went on tape because my agent pushed it, like, “Come on, you know you need something like this, it’ll probably go to Sundance.” And I was like, “Nah I’m good.” But it’s funny, because who was I to be saying no? I needed a job. I was working at a weed dispensary, nannying, cleaning houses. I was doing PA work on pre-production forPAIGE: If it’s for you, it won’t miss you. I went on tape but I was very skeptical. Then the project went away.
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