Idris Elba on specifically ONLY casting Jamaican actors for HIS MOVIE Yardie - "I wanted it to be authentic. I didn't want it to be inauthentic"

[The Plug]

Eh....most actors can't do regional American accents outside of an exaggerated NYC/Jersey accent.

Anything Southern always sounds terrible and foreigners aren't nailing Midwestern. A fast talking but hood Dallas/Houston/St Louis accent is a big nope and they aren't nailing New Orleans either.

To be fair, most typical characters don't even have strong southern accents unless they have to.

 

[Kings County]

who wants to hear black americans do trash patios ?

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Since this was ignored in the other thread let me gone ahead and leave this in here as well…

Nigeria becomes first country to ban foreign models in TV ads

The measure will take effect from October. It is expected to boost the prospects of locals in the advertising industry which has a large chunk of white models and British accents.

m.economictimes.com

it's gon flop here too

 

[Diunx]

Good, it should be as authentic as his characte in the wire, good old Stringer Bell from Baltimore.

 

[TEH]

I'm not @TEH you got the wrong person.

I’m supposed to stay in here all day debating

These racks don’t make themselves

 

[The Radiant One]

Most people can’t tell authentic accents so a lot of these arguments are moot

 

[PoPimp84]

it's gon flop here too

That’s fine… now that you’re here do you care to address your hypocrisy concerning Nigerians making sure their actors eat vs how you in particular always crying like a hoe whenever ADOS/FBA is merely mentioned?

 

[Ake1725]

Shhh don't tell em let them keep thinking every black person in the south talks the same...

I can tell if someone is from Florida and what specific part of Florida they're from just off of slight differences in pronocuations and accent but let them tell it there are 4 American accent and they are masters at all of em.

And before any of you tell me Idris does a good American accent he does one thats it. my boy Stringer Bell was in Baltimore sounding like he just got off the train from Greenpoint,Brooklyn

Soundin like they shoulda asked him who young leak be

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

That’s fine… now that you’re here do you care to address your hypocrisy concerning Nigerians making sure their actors eat vs how you in particular always crying like a hoe whenever ADOS/FBA is merely mentioned?

my hypocrisy?

i'm not Nigerian brother

you dudes think everyone not you is the ops. shyt is retarded.

i'm happy for NIgeria. minor correction tho brother. I'm not the one bytching tis you and your crew crying about Actors taking roles in hollywood which is apparently your culture according to @Will Ross

 

[UpNext]

Yeah all y'all that was jocking Idris nuts in that other thread look retarded as shyt right now

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

Pan Africanism only works one way. Everyone is free to take from FBA, but get mad when FBA starts asking questions.

 

[Big Boss]

 

[ThatTruth777]

"We can eat off yall plate, but you not eating off ours! "

 

[MrLogic]

Wonder why Tariq has a following.....

 

[PoPimp84]

my hypocrisy?

i'm not Nigerian brother

you dudes think everyone not you is the ops. shyt is retarded.

i'm happy for NIgeria. minor correction tho brother. I'm not the one bytching tis you and your crew crying about Actors taking roles in hollywood which is apparently your culture according to @Will Ross

Didn’t say you were, you don’t have to be to Nigerian to address the point, just like you’re not American but always offering your moose smelling Canadian opinions in the matters of Black Americans.

Also I didn’t say everyone not us is an op but you in particular move just like one. That’s why you get treated as one.