Fantastic Four officially cast for reboot

[The Bat]

Everyone thinks disliking it when a character's race is a racist comment, but to me it's no different than recasting B.A. Barrackus or Apollo Creed as white guys. I say, if he doesn't LOOK like the character, than he shouldn't be playing him. I wouldn't cast an old man to play Peter Parker but I don't have anything against the elderly.

Well said!!

[Brown Bear]

Everyone thinks disliking it when a character's race is a racist comment, but to me it's no different than recasting B.A. Barrackus or Apollo Creed as white guys. I say, if he doesn't LOOK like the character, than he shouldn't be playing him. I wouldn't cast an old man to play Peter Parker but I don't have anything against the elderly.

[Hector]

Personally, I HATED Jessica Alba as Sue Storm.

And I don't like them changing Johnny Storm's race for the same reason you probably wouldn't like Nick Cage to have been cast as Superman. Because he's so far off from my vision of the character that I've followed for 45 years. Race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. I guess I'll never get a "faithful" Fantastic Four movie unless the wrights revert back to Marvel.

You make decent points...but the main difference is that Superman is such an iconic figure...not a single FF member is.

So, yes...changing Superman radically would bother me...FF individuals...not so much.

[The Bat]

Jessica Alba played Sue Storm.

Didn't hear too much hate on her casting, latina playing a blond.

So why should black be so much worse?

Personally, I HATED Jessica Alba as Sue Storm.

And I don't like them changing Johnny Storm's race for the same reason you probably wouldn't like Nick Cage to have been cast as Superman. Because he's so far off from my vision of the character that I've followed for 45 years. Race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. I guess I'll never get a "faithful" Fantastic Four movie unless the wrights revert back to Marvel.

[Hector]

Exactly.

...agreed on J-Lo as Selena...perfectly cast...screw them beaners...

...I bet they wanted either Thalia or Paulina Rubio...lol.

[kingdom warrior]

Lou Diamond Phillips played a Mexican but wasn't. Although, he was fantastic in the role of Ritchie Valens, he was not as plump as Valens.....lol

[kingdom warrior]

Mexicans are not immune from prejudice either, they were up in arms when Spaniard Antonio Banderas played Pancho Villa, bunch of idiots. That's why actors exist, so they can make pretend.

I had a problem with Banderas as Pancho Villa, no, not because a Spaniard was playing a Mexican, but because Banderas was too skinny...Pancho Villa was a rotund fella, lol.

Same with Jlo playing Selena, People were outraged that a Puerto Rican was playing a Mexican, I thought it was great casting. Jlo's rump matched Selena's perfectly....so there was no arguement from me....

[Hector]

Mexicans are not immune from prejudice either, they were up in arms when Spaniard Antonio Banderas played Pancho Villa, bunch of idiots. That's why actors exist, so they can make pretend.

I had a problem with Banderas as Pancho Villa, no, not because a Spaniard was playing a Mexican, but because Banderas was too skinny...Pancho Villa was a rotund fella, lol.

[Hector]

John Wayne, yes.

Robbie Benson, no...lol.

[palitoy]

Robby Benson with his brown makeup and contact lenses made for the most unconvincing Chicano ever.

[thunderbolt]

Paul Muni played Benito Juarez and Marlon Brando played Emiliano Zapata...didn't care if whites had olayed indigenous brown Mexicans...and those were real historical people, not make believe fictional characters.

Come on now, we are talking about the Human Torch, half the time he's gonna be in flames anyway, lol.

Not a fake Hispanic, but don't forget the best one ever...John Wayne is... Genghis Khan!!

[Hector]

They should have cast the whole family so I could really stay home....not because of them being black, Just because they suck as actors.....lol

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[Hector]

Paul Muni played Benito Juarez and Marlon Brando played Emiliano Zapata...didn't care if whites had played indigenous brown Mexicans, they both were great portrayals...and those were real historical people, not make believe fictional characters.

Come on now, we are talking about the Human Torch, half the time he's gonna be in flames anyway, lol.

[kingdom warrior]

If Will Smith's non talent annoying son, Adien, were playing Johnny Storm, I'd be leading the way on boycotting the new FF flick, because, boy, that little twerp sucks, he sucks bad, lol.

They should have cast the whole family so I could really stay home....not because of them being black, Just because they suck as actors.....lol

[Hector]

If Will Smith's non talent annoying son, Adien, were playing Johnny Storm, I'd be leading the way on boycotting the new FF flick, because, boy, that little twerp sucks, he sucks bad, lol.