Sarderia wrote:Ifreann wrote:A black actor playing Cleopatra(and I'm still waiting for someone to tell me whether this film is portraying the historical figure or the Shakespeare character) would not paint all of history black. It's not as if this casting choice is going to be replicated in every work created for the next hundred years.
Would you be fine with Dwayne Johnson or Jason Statham playing Shaka Zulu, if they're to make a film featuring South African history?
that would be hilarious. let's do it