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Which is the traditional definition of race really.
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Furious 7 audience was 75% non-white
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Which is the traditional definition of race really.
Why is all this nonsense necessary? For years, the typical argument against using anyone but white people in starring roles has been that filmgoers won't watch. Now that we have more proof (this is just the biggest in a long line of examples showing that it was bullshit to begin with), all of a sudden we need to move the goalposts and do a deep dive into exactly why people saw the movie.
Go look at the excuses given for why all of the major roles in Exodus were given to white actors.
I've been going to see Will Smith movies since I was a kid. He was(not sure if he still is) an incredible box office draw, perhaps the biggest at his peak. White people have no qualms about watching a movie starring actors that are not white.
We keep getting told that non-whites can't have starring roles is because people won't watch, which isn't even close to being true. When it does happen, studio executives decide that it's an outlier, like Will Smith. You never see studios throwing money at unknown black, Asian, or Latino actors like you see them do with unknown white actors.
FriendlyGoat
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Then come December a movie with a core cast made up of a girl, a black man, a hispanic, and a white septuagenarian with a bad leg (and the rest of the white men literally playing imperialist bad guys), will make just as much (if not more).
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My male family members are all excited to watch this movie. I don't think it has anything to do with the race of the characters. They just like action, and fast cars.
I personally wouldn't pay a penny to watch the fast and the furious series:
I personally wouldn't pay a penny to watch the fast and the furious series:
Your loss
Hollywood will momentarily clutch their pearls then go back to their same ol same ol.
And at the same time Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry, and Malcolm Lee among others will laugh to the bank.
Warm Machine
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Hollywood swings into and out of trends all the time. Take a look at the rise and fall of inner city hood films from the late 80s to mid 90s. They were replaced with CGI driven disaster pics, Quentn Tarantino wannabes, and Scream style horror. That lasted into the 2000's.
New trends will start when something proves it can sell tickets.
New trends will start when something proves it can sell tickets.
Why is everyone arguing about semantics over "Hispanics are white too." You very well know what the author means. Mexico is largely composed of "Mestizo" people whose heritage is an amalgam of indigenous and european traits. And if you want to get technical, most of them have Native American origins in their DNA. If anything, it's the misuse of the word Caucasian, since Afghans and Iraqi people are also Caucasian, but general consensus here in North American wouldn't identify them with that.
Why people get up in arms about this, I have no clue. Furious 7 clearly represents a diverse cast, and Paul Walker is the only Aryan on the poster. The article is on point about Hollywood finally seeing the appeal, and as the latest Suicide Squad cast picture has revealed, more movies are following suit.
This is great news.
Why people get up in arms about this, I have no clue. Furious 7 clearly represents a diverse cast, and Paul Walker is the only Aryan on the poster. The article is on point about Hollywood finally seeing the appeal, and as the latest Suicide Squad cast picture has revealed, more movies are following suit.
This is great news.
TheWarrior
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Why is it when using statistics sometimes Hispanics are considered white and other times they aren't?
He was in the Ultimates universe.
All about what the intended narrative is.
Idris Elba isn't going to be James Bond. Not because he's black, but because he's already in his 40s and Daniel Craig has at least another 4-5 years left. The 25th movie isn't even in pre-production yet and it has been 3-4 years between each of his movies. That would put Elba at nearly 50 before his first movie. I don't see that happening at all.
I wouldn't go that far Lol, especially when you have stuff like this in the works: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404233
Wow.
Only 10% asians?
Does this mean we aren't getting another tokyo drift.
TD is like the sole bomba in the franchise(although 2F2F did poorly too), so probably not, no matter what.
Seems like there's a great market out there which can cater to non white Americans who want to see themselves on screen. I'm surprised no one has seriously tapped into it yet. Form a studio specifically designed to cater to that market and pump out TV shows, movies, etc. The actors probably will be cheaper and the returns could be enormous. Hell, didn't Tyler perry become a billionaire following this formula, despite his movies being crap?
Only 10% asians?
Does this mean we aren't getting another tokyo drift.
thank god for that.
sixteen-bit
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Roger Moore played bond and an older age, no?
TheOfficeMut
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They should make the next bond a female.
Just yesterday there was some rumors about three Chinese companies looking to fund a Need for Speed 2, and hoping to get it set in China.Only 10% asians?
Does this mean we aren't getting another tokyo drift.
So.
sixteen-bit
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Aaron Paul gon eat
Yeah, and that isn't going to happen again. Bond is going to be a very physical role for a long time. You don't want to start with a dude at 50 and end at 63
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