Jada Pinkett Smith has already become infamous after cheating on her husband Will Smith. Well, the actress also became notorious for her role as Fish Mooney in the DCU series Gotham and her take on the character was quite…unique.
From what the actress proudly boasted as her take on the character, Jada Smith appeared with a shirtless man on a leash. Although it was all consensual, Smith had already been selected for the role but she was just trying to show what she thought of the character of Fish Mooney.
Jada Pinkett Smith Brought a Shirtless Man On a Leash For Gotham!
Starring in the American series, Jada Smith portrayed the role of Fish Mooney in Gotham. Although she was already selected for the role, the Red Table Talk actress did something quite extreme when it was time for her to show her vision.
In an interview, Smith revealed that after being selected for the role, the group sat down to talk about what the character of Fish Mooney should be like. Jada Pinkett Smith had the incredible idea of showing rather than simply telling. The actress brought a shirtless man on a leash with the word “liar” written across his forehead with a lipstick.
“We were actually doing a work session about Fish Mooney and trying to find the character. That’s one of the reasons I decided to do something as extreme as that. I felt like instead of talking about it just show it.”
She further continued,
“That was one of the reasons why I decided for that creative session that I had with Bruno and Danny [Cannon] at the time after it had been decided that I would play Fish, I decided to come in with the guy on the leash to just go ‘this is who this woman is, this is what I see.’ It was a very short session to say the least.”
Having portrayed a plethora of strong characters, the interviewer asked her what was her favorite female character to portray. Her answer was expected but the way she idolized her character was something interesting.
Jada Pinkett Smith Names Her Favorite Character of All Time
With a plethora of characters to her name, Jada Pinkett Smith had but only one character close to her heart. Talking about her role as Fish Mooney, Pinkett Smith revealed that she was an extreme version of a woman.
“I see Fish Mooney as a more extreme version of a woman. A woman who wears many faces, a woman who is strong but yet afraid. I would say that the Fish Mooney character has, especially in these coming episodes, has been really fun and I love how smart and perceptive she is.”
Gotham ended in 2019 and so did the character of Fish Mooney. As for Jada Pinkett Smith, the actress is currently attached to 3 upcoming projects as producer and executive producer.
Source: ComicBook.com
