Listen here Mr I already have plans on a Tuesday night
It was Hugh Laurie for me. First time I saw any of his work was House. So when he hosted SNL back in the mid-2000s I didnāt understand if he was trying to make a joke pretending to have a British accent. Mind was blown later.
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It is so absurd that I am to the point of assuming that Hollywood is just out there trolling me, personally.
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, one of the most iconic figures in American history and arguably THE most iconic African-American in history played byā¦English-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo? I mean donāt get me wrong the guy knocked it out of the park but thereās not ONE American dude who could have played that role?
This is of course several years after Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for playing one of our greatest presidents because I guess we canāt figure that out either.
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At least Americans got Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela.
Did we really need a Snowpiercer TV show? Like, thereās barely enough material there for a movie, let alone a serial drama.
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Every time I see the promo for that show, which is constantly when I have TBS on in the background, I ask myself this. A series? How many seasons can they possibly squeeze outta this? The train isnāt that long weāve already seen it. And itās another one where I feel like we got the gist of it with the previews anyway.
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All fair points that fall away in the presence of goddess Jennifer Connelly.
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Yeah I mean the only thing that keeps me sane I guess is that most of the time it seems to work because the casting is usually great as in the cases I cited above.
And then there are the stinkers. Did you see I Saw The Light? No, of course you didnāt nobody did. Someone thought, hey letās hand Tom Hiddleston a guitar and let him play Hank Williams! What could possibly go wrong? lol what a stinker. The guy canāt fucking sing! The movie had a budget of like $10 million and still somehow managed to lose millions.
Yeah except youāre not getting Beautiful Mind or Requiem for a Dream Connelly, theyāve somehow made her look really old in those promos and I donāt like it one bit. Sheās not THAT old.
Also til sheās married to Paul Bettany
Snowpiercer the movie ruled. Not so sure about this TV-show idea.
Iāve been enjoying Solar Opposites so far.
I never really understood this criticism. By definition acting is playing someone you arenāt. Who cares if an American is played by an American? Isnāt it actually better acting when itās not?
Totally fair to critique when itās done poorly, of course. Hi Brad Pitt in Devils Own!
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I donāt know I remember her being in The Rocketeer when I was much, much younger. So I have to assume she has aged some in the ensuing 29 years.
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I think one of the reasons it often works is playing a different accent requires more concentration and focus. When you are playing some normal derivative of yourself, I think the risk is slipping into just being you sometimes.
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Some overlap with the people who care if a Korean is played by a Korean, I would guess.
All this talk about foreigners playing Americans and no oneās yet mentioned Dominic West as McNulty.
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She is kind of old though. I mean sheās about 2/3 of the way to the finish line.
Her marriage to that quick-witted Paul Bettany makes her an even more valued dinner guests. Bring them both! Weāll watch that Avengers scene where her husband dies twice in ten minutes.
There is a huge difference between the white washing that Hollywood does versus having foreigners of the same race cast in a role.
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Itās like when trans characters are played by non-trans actors. Itās highly offensive cultural appropriation, and it takes opportunity unfairly away from hardworking American actors.
And yet no one complains about TV series shot in Vancouver to save money, also taking away American jobs. Or movie studios using SFX shops overseas, which also takes American jobs. It is literally the least offensive thing the movie industry does when it comes to casting.
I feel like complaining about non-Americans playing American characters is something Trump and Tucker Carlson would bitch about.
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