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batched: grimdarkthroes: cupcakesandrocketships: Casting appreciation gif. This seriously pisses me off because TWO men of the “correct” ethnicity/race were asked to play the role of Khan. I don’t remember their names because this back when Into Darkness was in casting yo but they BOTH DECLINED. So there’s a HUGE difference between “well, we asked the best in the business and they both said no, so we should go with another actor of the ‘incorrect’ race who is also very well suited for the role” and doing what the Hunger Games did which is literally only let white girls audition for Katniss.  When actors decline there is f***all you can do. It’s s***ty, no doubt, that Khan ended up being white, but BC did a great job in the role, while knowing he was third choice. I won’t begrudge him for taking it, and I won’t begrudge the casting crew for going with him after their best actors declined.  ^ Bless. okay what does the hunger games have to do with this? Katniss WAS white. She was written as such, just like Rue and Thresh were written as black. It would be like casting an Asian Hermione and a white Parvati– all of these would be really cool choices but factually inaccurate. And, well, white people are the majority in the US and UK. It’s a lot more likely that a minority actor will not be found than a white actor. (As I wrote this post, I realized that I couldn’t think of a popular book narrated by a minority female character. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THIS.) Also, I think Benedict looks quite a bit like the original Khan. So sue me.
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batched:

grimdarkthroes:

cupcakesandrocketships:

Casting appreciation gif.

This seriously pisses me off because TWO men of the “correct” ethnicity/race were asked to play the role of Khan. I don’t remember their names because this back when Into Darkness was in casting yo but they BOTH DECLINED.

So there’s a HUGE difference between “well, we asked the best in the business and they both said no, so we should go with another actor of the ‘incorrect’ race who is also very well suited for the role” and doing what the Hunger Games did which is literally only let white girls audition for Katniss. 

When actors decline there is f***all you can do. It’s s***ty, no doubt, that Khan ended up being white, but BC did a great job in the role, while knowing he was third choice. I won’t begrudge him for taking it, and I won’t begrudge the casting crew for going with him after their best actors declined. 

^ Bless.

okay what does the hunger games have to do with this?

Katniss WAS white. She was written as such, just like Rue and Thresh were written as black. It would be like casting an Asian Hermione and a white Parvati– all of these would be really cool choices but factually inaccurate. And, well, white people are the majority in the US and UK. It’s a lot more likely that a minority actor will not be found than a white actor.

(As I wrote this post, I realized that I couldn’t think of a popular book narrated by a minority female character. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THIS.)

Also, I think Benedict looks quite a bit like the original Khan. So sue me.

theomegalomaniac: i-like-pigeons: thebubblyblonde: mass-destruction: cuemypulse: iamsuperbat: offmytitsonhappiness: Can we just stop and appreciate Nicki Minaj’s face for a moment. She looks genuinely very concerned for Josh here, like she thinks he was actually in an arena full of kids trying to kill him, and is confused as to why no one else finds this as shocking as she does. What do you expect? People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. THIS POST DESERVES MY REBLOG
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theomegalomaniac: i-like-pigeons: thebubblyblonde: mass-destruction: cuemypulse: iamsuperbat: offmytitsonhappiness: Can we just stop and appreciate Nicki Minaj’s face for a moment. She looks genuinely very concerned for Josh here, like she thinks he was actually in an arena full of kids trying to kill him, and is confused as to why no one else finds this as shocking as she does. What do you expect? People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. People from the Capitol just don’t understand. THIS POST DESERVES MY REBLOG
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theomegalomaniac:

i-like-pigeons:

thebubblyblonde:

mass-destruction:

cuemypulse:

iamsuperbat:

offmytitsonhappiness:

Can we just stop and appreciate Nicki Minaj’s face for a moment. She looks genuinely very concerned for Josh here, like she thinks he was actually in an arena full of kids trying to kill him, and is confused as to why no one else finds this as shocking as she does.

What do you expect? People from the Capitol just don’t understand.

People from the Capitol just don’t understand.

People from the Capitol just don’t understand.

People from the Capitol just don’t understand.

People from the Capitol just don’t understand.

THIS POST DESERVES MY REBLOG

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