Ridley Scott Tries To Explain Why The ‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Cast Is So White

[Bawon Samedi]

IMO this is how the Ancient Egyptians would have looked in phenotype during dynastic periods.


Mainly like this:

Second like this:

And then this type:

Basically a diverse look in indignous African features. Since Ancient Egypt was a heterogeneous civilization. But they were mainly the first pic in looks. They definitely wouldn't look like this as Scott claims:

 

[Danie84]

So, he got all CaCs to play Egyptians as they are seen NOW

Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
He was shocked at the mountains with black faces

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

The worst is Sigourney Weaver playing an Egyptian Queen...

shyt is...

 

[Reality]

The worst is Sigourney Weaver playing an Egyptian Queen...

shyt is...

 

[YaThreadFloppedB!]

Brehs the reason why they didn't cast Blacks as Egyptians is because they would have to cast the Hebrews as black as well

And u know what that implies

And u know they ain't gonna show whites as slaves either

 

[PNW]

When in Hollywood is it EVER not a problem? All I was saying was at LEAST Ridley Scott made it as demographically accurate as possible based upon the fact that Ancient Egypt WAS multiracial at that time. It was INDEED the main civilization of the then known world.

But truth be told, when you are selling a movie to an American audience, who makes up the majority of White people, and Black people in this nation only makes up 12%, not even the majority minority, then why wouldn't you expect the top A-list names be White? That's how Hollywood THINK. It shouldn't be a shock even this year considering we had TWO films, Noah and that Son of God, that came out with it being virtually ALL WHITE. All I am saying at the very LEAST Ridley Scott put some effort in trying to be as culturally and racially accurate based upon a certain period of Ancient Eygpt.

Your Blackness maybe insecure about it, but really who gives a fucck? If the movie's dope... you overlook color. Or be a hypocrite stating you hated a movie purely because of its cast being all white.

you seem to be stuck in the mindset of 'if its always been this way why change it'.

And its not being a hypocrite, its standing up to a form of racial prejudice and not succumbing to the whitewashing of history

 

[ScoopNScore]

Cheikh Anta Diop must be rolling over in his grave

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

Channing Tatum as Malcolm X

Michael cera as farakhan

 

[pete clemenza]

Will Smith was supposed to play Taharqa and he's as big as anyone. You're telling me a film on ancient Egypt with Will playing the hero and Denzel the villain wouldn't do numbers?

that sh*t would be epic

 

[Luke Cage]

the irony is white people don't even realize it would help their arguments is they portrayed black people as owning whites.
every time someone mentioned slavery, white people could be like well your people owned us too

unfortunately that desire to be the superior race is just to strong

 

[zerozero]

These white trolls are

 

[Lord Scion]

Michael cera as farakhan

Tom Cruise as Khalid Muhammad

 

[Prince Akeem]

Lets face it white ppl are just better actors
You have to live with it and not be bitter.
You have music and sports

Cac alert

 

[Lord Scion]

The dualites of RDJ in Tropic Thunder

 

[gluvnast]

you seem to be stuck in the mindset of 'if its always been this way why change it'.

And its not being a hypocrite, its standing up to a form of racial prejudice and not succumbing to the whitewashing of history

I was saying it's only going to be hypocritical if you find out the movie is GOOD. I am willing to bet virtually EVERYBODY liked some film or period piece at one point and overlooked the racial demographics of it.