Donald Glover as Willy Wonka? Fictional characters' changing races

[RobertoCarlos]

lolwat?

he was great in community, are you high?

Yeah "great"

the kid over acts. Hes not subtle at all.

i realise the bit is supposed to be over the top. if you want an example of over the top good acting check out Robert downey Jr in tropic thunder. Or tom cruise in that film also

[zhero]

Honestly I really don't see a big deal with this as long as it doesn't affect the characters personality and identity



More examples are in the link including alleged whitewashing

there are bigger issues than "white washing" in the Death Note movie.

[Villager720]

You know it's a book right?

I do indeed. Was two books. But I noted movies, not books.
The Depp movie was ...less than good. We’ve waited the minimum requirement, time wise (unless it’s a Spider-Man movie), so we must make a new one. Because people will keep buying tickets.

[wushootaki]

Ehh, goofiness isn't exactly what we are looking for, by that standard the guys from Whitest Kid's you Know are the best actors of this generation.

Derek Comedy and the resulting movie has plenty of proof that Donald Glover can portray weird and quirky, which is what Willie Wonka is.

[PACOX]

I hope Glover gets the gig. And I hope they put him in white face as well.

[Snuffleupagus]

got it, racism is okay, so long as you're racist against white people.

can't wait for the revised histories of the muslim czars of russia, the totally authentic historical documentaries on how africa was a literal paradise before white people ruined literally everything forever, at least we get to keep being horror movie villains, because of course, white people are the sole cause of every evil thing ever.

Fucking hell mate, calm your tits.

[dragonballgtz]

fantastic a prequel to willy wonka. The thing no one asked for. If it flops I'm sure hollywood going to blame the whites for "not being ready" for such a film. Disregarding the fact they we got enough remakes and re-imaginings.

Hollywood politics. Just a way for them to be like "See, we are progressive and we tried to put a black guy in a movie but everyone else is racist.....never mind the fact no one wanted to see this movie

I’m not bothered when a characters race is changed in shows and TV if the character hasn’t already been played by a different race. Willy Wonka is a classic character and movie, and has been portrayed by two white men, so for me, I’d like to continue with that. It kinda ruins the character a bit when you do such a drastic change to their appearance and/or gender. I don’t really like it.

So it does bother you? I mean if there is never a first race change then it will always be the same...


As for me I dont give two craps. The character being played by a black, white, brown, or yellow guy really doesn't change the fact I won't pay to see this movie.

[Mormolyce]

The cynical part of me thinks they chose a person of different ethnicity just to drive interest in a movie no one asked for or wanted.

It's Donald Glover, he's probably the hottest thing going on the planet right now, race is hardly even a factor to be honest.

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got it, racism is okay, so long as you're racist against white people.

can't wait for the revised histories of the muslim czars of russia, the totally authentic historical documentaries on how africa was a literal paradise before white people ruined literally everything forever, at least we get to keep being horror movie villains, because of course, white people are the sole cause of every evil thing ever.

Maybe you should play the martyr a bit harder there lol.

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Donald Glover showed hes a crap comedic actor in community. Hes even out staged by chevy chase who is also a terrible actor ffs

Are you on a mission to make everyone hate you?

[dragonballgtz]

It's Donald Glover, he's probably the hottest thing going on the planet right now, race is hardly even a factor to be honest.

Considering people are bring up race in news article, the possibility of a black guy playing a character played by only white people before, yeah race is a factor.

[RobertoCarlos]

It's Donald Glover, he's probably the hottest thing going on the planet right now, race is hardly even a factor to be honest.

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Maybe you should play the martyr a bit harder there lol.

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Are you on a mission to make everyone hate you?

Um no......

did you not hear the Solo film is the first star wars flop?

and he wrote a song about gun violence in america to get more clicks. Hes not "hot" atm

[apepi]

I would rather see Neil Patrick Harris do it.

[Doctor Funkenstein]

Nah, Pryor doesn't fit this. He doesn't have enough weird factor in him. Goofy for sure, but not really weird. Wonka needs a weird vibe to make him right. I can't buy Pryor as a shut in chocolatier with umpa lumpas. He's too much the dude I'd run into at the bar vibe. Kind of like Wilder in his more normal roles or plain characters, it just doesn't sell as well.

Do you even realize the irony you just typed?

"You know, he's just like Gene Wilder in his more normal roles. So despite being just like Gene Wilder, he's just not right for the role."

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I would rather see Neil Patrick Harris do it.

He'd be amazing at it. I absolutely adore him in Lemony Snicket's.

To be honest, the director I'd most want to see handle Willy Wonka is Wes Anderson. Too bad he's not interested in doing those kinds of films.

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Donald Glover showed hes a crap comedic actor in community. Hes even out staged by chevy chase who is also a terrible actor ffs

It must suck to have such a heinously wrong and unpopular opinion about something, huh? You seem to have them a lot, from what I've seen.

[RobertoCarlos]

Do you even realize the irony you just typed?

"You know, he's just like Gene Wilder in his more normal roles. So despite being just like Gene Wilder, he's just not right for the role."

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thats not what hes saying...

Hes saying Gene is weird so it doesnt translate as well to normal roles.

Just like hes saying "Pryor" isnt weird enough for the role

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It must suck to have such a heinously wrong and unpopular opinion about something, huh? You seem to have them a lot, from what I've seen.

Not really. We're slowly killing the planet and every animal on it. Im quite ok with having unpopular opinions because the status quo sucks dick. Got any examples or you just talking shit?

[hynx]

Honestly I really don't see a big deal with this as long as it doesn't affect the characters personality and identity

More examples are in the link including alleged whitewashing

I dont see him having any relation to the character. Prince maybe, if its the Depp version of the character but thats not ever gonna happen.

[maccajoe]

More origin stories and spin offs. Fuck me Hollywood.

[Mormolyce]

and he wrote a song about gun violence in america to get more clicks. Hes not "hot" atm

So, bad taste AND completely out of touch with reality?

[Doctor Funkenstein]

Got any examples or you just talking shit?

I just posted one. And now you're on ignore because I see you're nothing but a troll. Thanks for pointing that out for me. I was pretty sure to begin with, but your made it abundantly clear you only exist to troll. Buh bye.

[RobertoCarlos]

So, bad taste AND completely out of touch with reality?

Im not the one that thinks donald glover is a good actor or musician so dont give me the bad taste bullshit

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I just posted one. And now you're on ignore because I see you're nothing but a troll. Thanks for pointing that out for me. I was pretty sure to begin with, but your made it abundantly clear you only exist to troll. Buh bye.

No worries thanks for proving you had nothing to say in the first place and no proof. Im not shocked at all

[Z-Man]

was sam jackson belittled when he was cast as nick fury? or did he knock it out of the park

Who else could they have cast? The comic writers based Nick Fury on Samuel Jackson back in 2002.



Even Nick Fury knows who's playing him in the movie: "Mr. Samuel L. Jackson, of course, no discussion."

(I'll admit I was initially distracted at a black Heimdal as he is specifically mentioned in the poems as the "whitest of the gods". I like Idris Elba, though, so I didn't lose a lot of sleep over it.)

[Mormolyce]

Im not the one that thinks donald glover is a good actor or musician so dont give me the bad taste bullshit

You mean you're not... pretty much everyone?

It's not my type of music personally. But if you think Donald Glover isn't huge right now then you are completely out of touch with reality.