Support NeoGAF

[Pai Pai Master]

Last I checked..her true color was chalk white..

I think there are people only looking at the actress and only some looking at the character.

And some people are not considering how this looks in practice rather than in theory. If you take a black actor and paint her white it's going to cause a shitstorm, doesn't matter if it's actually bleached white color it's still going to be fucked up.

 

[TaterTots]

Just not huge on the outfit. I know she would wear all black in some comic runs, but a tad of purple wouldn't hurt. The hair though......it just works.

 

[Salty Rice]

Are you looking at the character though? Or just her skin? What does her not having chalk white skin have to do with the character's personality or other traits?

Oh come on. Dominos chalk white skin is one of her visual trademarks.

Many people would flip their shit if Joker and Harley wouldnt be chalk white.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Hairs a bit blackish..

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Ill be honest

If you expect a 1:1 translation from the source material to the adaptation, you will always end up disappointing. And passing off judgement based off a loom is well, short sighted.

Yeah she isnt white skinned. So what? Painting her white, even if its true for the source, isnt really needed. Domino is Domino, with or without her skin.

Oh come on. Dominos chalk white skin is one of her visual trademarks.

Many people would flip their shit if Joker and Harley wouldnt be chalk white.

Nolans Joker was completely visually different from both the comic and original batman version. Yeah he shared some visual motifa, but some consider him the best portrayal of Joker despite this.

 

[888]

Ill be honest

If you expect a 1:1 translation from the source material to the adaptation, you will always end up disappointing. And passing off judgement based off a loom is well, short sighted.

Yeah she isnt white skinned. So what? Painting her white, even if its true for the source, isnt really needed. Domino is Domino, with or without her skin.

Deadpool proves you wrong though. You know, they very same movie we are talking about. He was a 1:1 representation and blew everyone's mind.

 

[Trickster]

If they use the current actress and put make-up on her to give her white skin yeah there would be major issues, I can already see the Neo-Gaf threads. If they had casted a white person there probably wouldn't be an issue, they could have gone for comic accurate. X-Men related movies have a problem with doing comic-accurate though. Except for the Deadpool movie which is why this outfit is a disappointment.

Honestly if their casting choice prevents them from making the character look like the actual character, I think they should probably go with someone else.

Deadpool 1 nailed this so well with Deadpool and Colossus.

 

[xRaizen]

I do wish her hair was more like the one she had in the Deadpool video game

 

[888]

Honestly if their casting choice prevents them from making the character look like the actual character, I think they should probably go with someone else.

Deadpool 1 nailed this so well with Deadpool and Colossus.

Deadpool kinda flopped on the villains a bit but all the good guys were very comic inspired.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Deadpool proves you wrong though. You know, they very same movie we are talking about. He was a 1:1 representation and blew everyone's mind.

That doesnt mean that should be the rule though, nor does it mean that painting her skin white would make her better.

Deadpool worked because of the writing and Reynolds acting. His look was probably the last bit of him that you think about. The writing makes Deadpool, not the costume.

 

[george_us]

SJWs at it again

Spoiler

God DAYUM

 

[Costanza-san]

Oh come on. Dominos chalk white skin is one of her visual trademarks.

Many people would flip their shit if Joker and Harley wouldnt be chalk white.

People are flipping their shit now. Not necessarily in this thread but in other places.

If a black man was cast as Joker or a black woman as Harley, I think the same conversations would be had about whether to paint their skin white.

 

[BattleMonkey]

That design wouldn't fly with casual audiences. This movie outfit is bad though.

Audiences were able to accept a giant metal man though?

 

[J_Viper]

Honestly if their casting choice prevents them from making the character look like the actual character, I think they should probably go with someone else.

Deadpool 1 nailed this so well with Deadpool and Colossus.

It's not like they went and offered Zazie the role like it was nothing, she auditioned for the part, and was better than the other contenders

I think that's what's more important then being 100% accurate to the comics

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

95% of people flipping their shit at Domino not being played by a white actor or painted white haven't heard of the character before today.

 

[midramble]

Deadpool proves you wrong though. You know, they very same movie we are talking about. He was a 1:1 representation and blew everyone's mind.

Because Deadpool is 85% personality, 10% ugly makeup, and 5% generic white dude. This equalling 110% Ryan Reynolds. (Pulled this straight from the deadpool recipe book)

Domino is actually probably easier to cast and casting decided Zazie was the best fit. I'm no expert but this is probably a combination of rising popularity from a recent comedy drama show, beauty, affordability, and personality. I don't know, I'm not the casting director. That being said, once chosen, there is no way they would ever do a 1:1, so they found a creative take that, in my opinion, looks pretty awesome/refreshing.

Am I wrong?

Audiences were able to accept a giant metal man though?

To be fair, that's a character they've seen at least 3 other times by now and being so ridiculous he was left to only comic relief. No drama at all.

 

[888]

That doesnt mean that should be the rule though, nor does it mean that painting her skin white would make her better.

Deadpool worked because of the writing and Reynolds acting. His look was probably the last bit of him that you think about. The writing makes Deadpool, not the costume.

Not to pick but you did say ALWAYS disappointed

Deadpools looks were a huge aspect (They basically broke the fox rulebook). Not saying Domino won't be awesome but seeing as how hard they wanted to bring the comic to the big screen, the direction they took with her is odd because it doesn't represent the comic at all from an appearance stand point. They even got colossus perfect when Xmens Colossus was terrible.

In a movie that is basically all offensive jokes, painting a black woman white isn't a stretch. They pushed lots of boundaries last time.

 

[LotusHD]

Audiences were able to accept a giant metal man though?

Not the same thing though?

 

[Salty Rice]

Nolans Joker was completely visually different from both the comic and original batman version. Yeah he shared some visual motifa, but some consider him the best portrayal of Joker despite this.

While i agree his design is amazing but also different he still had the visual cues that clearly showed you its the joker (green hair, chalk white face, red lipstick, green/purple clothes).

 

[Akainu]

https://i.redd.it/7wccwfijezcz.jpg[/img

Found this on Reddit. Figured since we have veered into the skin color I would share it.[/QUOTE]

Thats some jumps scare. I honestly had to scroll past it. :|

 

[BreezyLimbo]

While i agree his design is amazing but also different he still had the visual cues that clearly showed you its the joker (green hair, chalk white face, red lipstick, green/purple clothes).

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

 

[Einchy]

While i agree his design is amazing but also different he still had the visual cues that clearly showed you its the joker (green hair, chalk white face, red lipstick, green/purple clothes).

Yup.

If they cast a Joker, and didn't give him any of those things, I'd be annoyed as shit. I fault no one who is fan of the character for being disappointed that she isn't chalk white, unless they're disappointed 'cus they're racist assholes.

 

[ebullientprism]

Anybody else saw that and thought of Dee from Its always sunny doing that Latino reporter bit?

Her face and expression is a dead ringer.

 

[george_us]

So what do anti-afro people want instead? Hmmm?

Non-negro hair preferably attached to a non-negro.

 

[LotusHD]

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

Yup.

 

[888]

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

I think if the eye marking was more pronounced and more visible it was be more impressive. Add more blue or color to the suit and it would bring it alive more.

 

[Alienous]

95% of people flipping their shit at Domino not being played by a white actor or painted white haven't heard of the character before today.

Are you making this statement from a parallel universe?

 

[Enzom21]

I do wish her hair was more like the one she had in the Deadpool video game

More European and less ethnic?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Are you making this statement from a parallel universe?

I'm not talking about NeoGAF specifically.

 

[Trickster]

It's not like they went and offered Zazie the role like it was nothing, she auditioned for the part, and was better than the other contenders

I think that's what's more important then being 100% accurate to the comics

I'm sure the acting will be just fine. I also feel confident that the movie will be great.

But I still would have preferred the character to look more like the image I posted, simply because that looks much closer to the actual character. Had Domino been black in the comics and they casted a white woman and made her not look like that comic book version I would be saying the exact same thing.

 

[LotusHD]

I think if the eye marking was more pronounced and more visible it was be more impressive. Add more blue or color to the suit and it would bring it alive more.

More pronounced? It's visible as hell lol

 

[Salty Rice]

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

Yeah a leather outfit like all the other Brian Singer X-Men and a marking over her eyes that looks more like the phantom of the opera.

Domino has a distinct look while here we have just a splash of color in someones face.

 

[Raziel]

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

So does this Domino, just not in the ways it doesn't?

 

[CGwizz]

I always hate when they change completely the character, that domino is the total oposite of the comics domino in the looks. This has nothing to do with race.

But its Fox here , they love to do this xD

 

[Alienous]

Right and so does this Domino. Leather outfit, marking over her eye. Just no white/pale skin.

2/3 distinctive traits isn't great. And it's more like 1.5/3, because Domino distinctly has a black circle over her eye (not beige). Then that's ignoring the short hair she's most commonly depicted with.

So, like, 1.5/4 traits.

It's a fine design, you could even think it's a better design, but it barely looks like Domino.

 

[midramble]

Nolans Joker was completely visually different from both the comic and original batman version. Yeah he shared some visual motifa, but some consider him the best portrayal of Joker despite this.

This is a damn good post. Maybe I'm just excited because Zazie was killer in Atlanta and that's why I think she'll kill the role.

Man I'd laugh if she knocked it out of the park so well that they Samuel L Jackson/Nick fury domino in some alternate reality arc just to see how the comic world reacts.

 

[Flousn]

I like it. I think that her comicbook-look would have worked quite well on film, but this design is just as good.

But if she already has visible armpit-hair, they could have gone all-out with the afro ^^

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Yeah a leather outfit like all the other Brian Singer X-Men and a marking over her eyes that looks more like the phantom of the opera.

Domino has a distinct look while here we have just a splash of color in someones face.

And thats like your opinion. But Dominos always had leather in the comics.

And I would say this is a distinct look. Splash of color? Honey, she is color with a splash of white.

 

[Mesoian]

Heh... Actually a tiny bit disappointed.

Will need to see in motion.

I won't say disappointed, and I get what they were going for, but it's just not that flattering of an image.

I have faith.

More pronounced? It's visible as hell lol

It's no longer the focus, it's something I'm a little tripped up by as well.

Her hair is now the vocal point. I also wish the eye marking was a little lighter.

 

[888]

More pronounced? It's visible as hell lol

Eh it could be larger and maybe darker. I think it would look better black.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

More European and less ethnic?

Why not both?

 

[Fury451]

Thanks for the summary. She was just another gun toting sidekick last I saw her. Her powers sound just like Longshot's though.

Sort of. He's more similar to Scarlet Witch actually, but there's definite strong similarities in concept.
..

Found this on Reddit. Figured since we have veered into the skin color I would share it.

The eye looks much better here, no reason they couldn't have that still.

As for the skin, it's not needed; I really wouldn't hate that direction if they went it just because I'm a stickler for page to screen accuracy.

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Gonna be honest, I dont know Jack about comics and came away from this pretty dissaponted. I thought it would be a photospread of Deadpool with a dominos pizza...

 

[plainr_]

I know nothing of the character but I'm digging it.

Can't wait to see Brolin's Cable.

 

[Enzom21]

Why not both?

?

 

[Kinyou]

More European and less ethnic?

Or simply more like the original character. That's an ok opinion to have, you know?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

?

!

Or simply more like the original character. That's an ok opinion to have, you know?

Not if you're a Fox Marvel fan it ain't..they certainly don't give a shit lol.

 

[Hades Hotgun]

People are flipping their shit now. Not necessarily in this thread but in other places.

If a black man was cast as Joker or a black woman as Harley, I think the same conversations would be had about whether to paint their skin white.

This basically did happen with David Jaffe's remarks about Kratos.

He said that his pick for an actor would be Djimon Hounsou.

Who cares if he is African? The character is covered from head to toe in white ash.

It wasn't generally black people upset about the idea of putting a black man in "white face" but rather the cries of a bunch of racist white folks angry about black people stealing a white man's role.

 

[CrackPebbles]

She looks amazing.

 

[Order]

I'm dead at people crying about comic accuracy for fucking Domino lmfao