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[The General's Ghost]

The funniest white wash casting ever (in my opinion) ....

In a 1956 movie called "The Conqueror," the Mongol Empire ruler, Genghis Khan, was played by John Wayne.

Don't know if I'd call it the funniest or not because I haven't seen them all, but, yeah, pretty damn silly.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Nope ....

It was a wise man named Nathan Arizona, because nobody would buy furniture at a store called "Unpainted Huffhines."

"I dont know! They had...Yoda's and sh_t on them!"

I love that actor! He was great in Bull Durham as the team manger!

"Youre a bunch of lollygagers!!"

 

[The General's Ghost]

The difference is both Helen of Troy and Snape were never real people.

Other than being beautiful Homer never describes Helen or Troy in any physical details. People are familiar with the Hollywood interpretation of the character as a European caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes. There is nothing historical about that depiction though. If anything she should be… IDK… Greek?

As for Snape I guess he is described in the book, but the original creator is very involved in the casting. If she wants to change it up for a show then that is her prerogative. I’m not an HP scholar but I don’t think there is any story relevance to whether he is black or white.

No, but they are cultural archetypes.

I read the first three Harry Potter books prior to the release of the first movie. Because the descriptions of the characters(specifically the adults), both physically and behaviorally, were so good that as I read these stories, I could see Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Jason Isaacs, John Hurt, Gary Oldman, and David Thewlis in the roles they would eventually end up playing. It is almost as if JKR had these actors in mind when writing them.

Sure, she’s a mythical character, but Helen possessed unparalleled beauty, “… the face that launched a thousand ships…” All due respect to Ms. Nyong’o, she is pretty, but not that pretty.

As far as JKR’s approval of the casting choices, why she abandoned the canon of her own story is a curiosity.

 

[The General's Ghost]

"I dont know! They had...Yoda's and sh_t on them!"

I love that actor! He was great in Bull Durham as the team manger!

"Youre a bunch of lollygagers!!"

Great line!
"What does that make you? Larry?"

"Lollygaggers."

(with utter contempt and disgust) "Lollygaggers."

 

[vols 30]

If ever there was a thread that needed pics........

 

[kiddiedoc]

If ever there was a thread that needed pics........

*enables moderator tools*

 

[Pennheel]

... but Sydney Sweeney really is in line to be the next Bond girl.

That's what I heard. I'd like to see it whenever the time comes and they find the next Bond.