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How about you start with actors that are not far away physically. I am going with Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince.
Next maybe we go for the ones who are not an obvious fit, but through costume and skill could pull it off. Hmm.. Forest Whittaker perhaps?
Then maybe I need someone who can do terrible accents for some reason. Maybe we ask Idris if he can actually do British
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I also know that folks who do Casting get irritated by the 'anyone can do it' attitude
It does piss me off to be honest when I see so many brown haired girls dying their hair ginger. I think it ought to be licenced or something.
And how much fake tan can a ginger apply before they are accused of racism?
It's a fine line eh.
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Your second comment is a bit odd considering my theoretical casting was a response to your theoretical casting???
Plus I do realise Phil Avery is dead. makes him perfect for the role because so is Henry
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You definitely don't want to want to watch Cloud Atlas. Korean Gingers!!!
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And I am supposed to be tolerant of this, yet dressing up as a Gollywog Minstrel is banned?
There are some serious double standards at play here. I'd wager there are more 'Black' (Whatever that means) people in the UK than there are people with natural born ginger hair.
Your second comment is a bit odd considering my theoretical casting was a response to your theoretical casting???
Plus I do realise Phil Avery is dead. makes him perfect for the role because so is Henry [/quote]
Apologies - my comment was ambiguous so let me rephrase -
Folks who do Casting get irritated by the 'any actor can do it' attitude. Very much like musical directors get irritated by the 'any sad music will do for the death scene' attitude. Very much like second unit directors get irritated by the 'any shot of the bad guy falling off the building will do'.
Bit like telling you 'any bit of wood and any oil finish will do for the body'. It is deskilling and undermines the importance and contribution of that aspect in the finished product.
Twats will still think their 'off the wall' input is better...
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Back on topic, I don't have a problem with it so long as it's done for acting/stylistic reasons. I'm not so down with changing genders simply because you then have to reframe lots of relationships.
Henry VIII being white is fairly irrelevant to his "story", so having a black actor playing him is fine with me. Similarly, Nelson Mandela being Black *is* important to his life so having a white actor playing him would be silly.
Dr Who can do whatever they want and so long as James Bond is cool, badass, and British I don't care what colour he is. I tend to think that Bonds gender is an integral part of the character though so don't think I'd be all that supportive of a Jane Bond.
To convince an audience requires not only an actor to deliver with conviction but also an audience to suspend disbelief and accept that conviction. Casting is as much about understanding audience acceptance.
Convincing in which ways? For example, it is no good being utterly convincing as the evil bad guy if there is nothing in the actor's portrayal that is either redemptive or attractive. The audience will not engage.
Great post, and I think you summed up my thoughts pretty well.
+1 wis.
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