James Franco to star as Fidel Castro in movie

[richaveli83]

They could've easily used Diego Luna and he would've killed it. fukking stupid.

Hope this shyt make 0 revenue.

Or Pedro Pascal

 

[richaveli83]

something tells me them Miami Cubans got no problem with this

anyway, movie will be full with propaganda...No, Castro wasn't the greatest leader ever but he wasn't the monster the US makes h to be consider who he supported and fought with to help them secure their rights.

How America was laughing it up at Mandela's funeral/memorial when they were calling the man a terrorist and helping lock him up for almost 30 years never sat right with me.

The U.S. had Mandela on the terrorist list up until 2003 I think.

 

[BaltimoreTwilightMarauder]

It's 2022 and Hollycacs still casting cacs as other ethnic groups. I hope this shyt bombs.

Castro was a white man

 

[Sauce and Footwork]

The truth is that James Franco is nowhere near good enough a actor to play Fidel Castro seriously Great in comedic role, but cmon

 

[Diunx]

They could've easily used Diego Luna and he would've killed it. fukking stupid.

Hope this shyt make 0 revenue.

Why would it be better to use a mexican to play a cuban?

 

[pickles]

Why Franco though? He is another upward failing white man.

Where is the Latin actors protesting this?

 

[NZA]

Why Franco though? He is another upward failing white man.

Where is the Latin actors protesting this?

john leguizamo is protesting it

 

[Apollo Creed]

Yea. I and everyone knows. But not all Latinos are purely white. Most aren't. Fidel is a white guy whose family was directly from Spain with no admixture like most Latinos. They could've/should've gotten a Latino to play the role, someone who actually speaks Spanish. That's a fair criticism. But taking issue with a white guy with a half Portuguese father playing a white guy from Spain is odd.

I thought Fidel was part italian or something lol

 

[Jesus H. Christ]

Does he know how to speak fluent spanish? This shyt better flopped.


With all the technology we have on AI voices and AI deepfake videos, you would think Hollywood would of gone that route.

 

[steadyrighteous]

Word is his agent wasn't happy when this news leaked

Spoiler

 

[Big Dick]

People shouldn’t even sweat this. Franco’s career is on the ropes. People are saying that they should’ve got Diego Luna or Pedro Pascal but in reality if this movie had to cast Franco, who’s as cold as ice right now, it had no chance of landing either of those guys.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Castro was a white man

Thanks for being the 146325 post letting me know.

Mu fukkas can’t read through the thread before posting.

 

[Grifter]

Fidel Castro's daughter supports James Franco's casting as the Cuban leader, says he has 'obvious physical resemblance' to her father

Alina Fernández praised the movie "Alina of Cuba" for having a cast and crew that is "almost entirely Latino" in a statement to Deadline.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ViShawn]

Foundational Latin American John Leguizamo call out James Franco as Fidel Castro

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/05/entertainment/john-leguizamo-james-franco-castro-casting-cec/index.html Cultural Appropriation but y'all remember when he played an Italian :troll: EDIT: Tariq already on it! :lolbron:

www.thecoli.com

 

[Luke Cage]

Castro's daughter approves of the casting and said Franco bears a strong resemblance to her father. So that is basically as close to Castro himself approving of the casting decision which effectively kills this debate imo.