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Idris Elba possible next James Bond
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 Stirlingsays  13 Aug 18 4.59pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
Bond would have been white when the books were written as I doubt MI6 had any black agents back then but if you are setting the films in the 21st century I don't see a problem with him being black if the most appropriate actor is black. It would be odd to have a black Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes if they are set in the 15th/19th century but if you are producing a 21st century version of either of these then the skin colour becomes irrelevant. We are talking about fiction after all. I wish you'd tell these progressives that as well. However, these are good points. I have a bias towards characters I know as white remaining white but I've no issue with the best getting the role.....I suppose if we had a stream of black actors playing Bond I'd bulk at it......If I find the idea of a 'white shaft' amusing for a movie, I'd watch a black Bond. If Elba screen tests best for the role let him play it.....we must be a meritocracy.....free from diversity targets but genuine on merit. However, I'd heavily object to it if I felt it was being done for a political agenda.......just to 'educate'....it would destroy it....like the progressives and bad writers destroyed Star Wars. Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Aug 2018 5.01pm)
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| Stuk Top half 13 Aug 18 5.12pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
No, I think it depends if you are after a limited but loyal audience or the wider market. I don't say that only Black people will go and see these productions but it will limit the audience in a way that a mixed race cast wouldn't. Well they didn't/don't with the two examples I've given above. And I'm pretty sure M, Q and others will still be white.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 13 Aug 18 6.30pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
Well they didn't/don't with the two examples I've given above. And I'm pretty sure M, Q and others will still be white. If something makes money, you can't argue with that. You can still say that you prefer a White character to remain White, however.
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 Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 13 Aug 18 6.46pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
Well they didn't/don't with the two examples I've given above. And I'm pretty sure M, Q and others will still be white. Moneypenny is already black.
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| DanH SW2 13 Aug 18 6.50pm |
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Imagine genuinely giving a sh*t about what James Bond looks like. I知 only here for the grown up men having meltdowns
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| Stuk Top half 13 Aug 18 6.51pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
If something makes money, you can't argue with that. You can still say that you prefer a White character to remain White, however. Of course you can. And equally the owner to the rights can choose not to do so.
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| Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 13 Aug 18 6.54pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
Imagine genuinely giving a sh*t about what James Bond looks like. I知 only here for the grown up men having meltdowns It's a topic of conversation. That's all. And we know all about you and grown up men.
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| Stirlingsays 13 Aug 18 6.57pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
Imagine genuinely giving a sh*t about what James Bond looks like. I知 only here for the grown up men having meltdowns I suppose being short you really look up to grown up men.
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| Stuk Top half 13 Aug 18 6.57pm |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
Moneypenny is already black. So she is. And I'd genuinely barely noticed until now.
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| Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 13 Aug 18 7.21pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
So she is. And I'd genuinely barely noticed until now. It hasn't gone unnoticed.
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| .TUX. 13 Aug 18 7.33pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
Imagine genuinely giving a sh*t about what James Bond looks like. I知 only here for the grown up men having meltdowns Reminds me of the Brexit thread
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| Hrolf The Ganger 13 Aug 18 9.26pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
Imagine genuinely giving a sh*t about what James Bond looks like. I知 only here for the grown up men having meltdowns Why is anyone expressing an opinion or a preference having a meltdown? The only meltdown going on appears to be in the minds of progressives as they try to enforce their loopy logic on everyone else.
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