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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 6667531" data-attributes="member: 27897"><p>Unfortunately white-washing is a reality in Hollywood. The issue is that producers and backers want to see a guaranteed return for their investment and that means big name stars. I can only think of a handful of Asian stars who would be somewhat recognizable to a North American audience (Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Ming Na Wen, Ken Watanabe, Devon Aoki, half of Kristin Kreuk...). Maybe we'll get lucky with the proposed "Iron Fist" movie?</p><p></p><p>On the flipside, there were an awful lot of <em>villians</em> who were Asian. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not a really big fan of that casting. To me, at least, Wonder Woman is more.... substantial (?) than a supermodel. Tall, beautiful and, above all, a physically imposing person. I'm very much a fan of the casting choice made by Rainfall Films in their Wonder Woman fan film short because they went for an actress with a regal look, rather than one who was just pretty. Marry that with someone who is obviously physically developed, and I'd be for it.</p><p></p><p>[video=youtube;XATiV3gmy-Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATiV3gmy-Q[/video]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 6667531, member: 27897"] Unfortunately white-washing is a reality in Hollywood. The issue is that producers and backers want to see a guaranteed return for their investment and that means big name stars. I can only think of a handful of Asian stars who would be somewhat recognizable to a North American audience (Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Ming Na Wen, Ken Watanabe, Devon Aoki, half of Kristin Kreuk...). Maybe we'll get lucky with the proposed "Iron Fist" movie? On the flipside, there were an awful lot of [i]villians[/i] who were Asian. I'm not a really big fan of that casting. To me, at least, Wonder Woman is more.... substantial (?) than a supermodel. Tall, beautiful and, above all, a physically imposing person. I'm very much a fan of the casting choice made by Rainfall Films in their Wonder Woman fan film short because they went for an actress with a regal look, rather than one who was just pretty. Marry that with someone who is obviously physically developed, and I'd be for it. [video=youtube;XATiV3gmy-Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATiV3gmy-Q[/video] [/QUOTE]
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