Is Andy Serkis racist chud? He defended almost all-white cast of the next Tolkien movie. "Tolkien himself was influenced a lot by Norse mythology, there's a lot of that feeling. Normal people everywhere including on 4chan said the same: Tolkien wrote his books based on European, Norse and Germanic mythology. They were called racists.>However, the previous Lord of the Rings films, made before colour-blind casting became common, had almost entirely white line-ups, and so far, his film looks like being the same.>Every major cast member announcement to date has been white; Jamie Dornan, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Winslet, Leo Woodall, as well as the returning stars including Elijah Wood and Sir Ian McKellen. The question is, why?>Serkis nods his head before answering and it is clear this is a subject he has given a lot of thought: "Tolkien himself was influenced a lot by Norse mythology, there's a lot of that feeling.>"The Shire feels very, very much like a very, a very white, you know…">He tails off and pauses before continuing, with greater certainty: "They're not very concerned about what goes on beyond the borders of The Shire, but they know they don't want people coming in.>"Yes, there have been criticisms," he says, acknowledging arguments that are now almost a quarter of a century old.>"This particular film is somewhat acknowledging that. But I don't think we will be doing a politically correct just-casting-for-the sake-of-casting-and-ticking-boxes version of the film. So, it's where relevant basically."
He is desperate for attention because his directing career has been nothing but 1/10 movies. He is a good actor but why the fuck is Hollywood letting him fall upwards in a directing career I have no idea.https://letterboxd.com/director/andy-serkis/by/release/
>>221848220>that guy who is convincing as a monkey or strange almost bipedal creature should direct. If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a bike
>>221848220>Anya Taylor-JoyLatina, actually
>>221848220>made before colour-blind casting became commonWhatever Hollywood is doing, it is not fucking color-blind casting. Color-blind casting is completely disregarding race and ethnicity and just casting whoever you think did the best job for the role. I would wager that modern Hollywood selects its racial makeup more deliberately and carefully and the disciples of Christ.
>>221848588Color-blind casting to cast Zendaya as a white character.
>>221848220he's only being like this because it's his own moviehe'll preach diversity for everything else after
If you listen carefully, he's not saying they won't have non-whites in the movie. He's really just saying specifically that the Hobbits and the Shire will be white. >"This particular film is somewhat acknowledging that. But I don't think we will be doing a politically correct just-casting-for-the sake-of-casting-and-ticking-boxes version of the film. So, it's where relevant basically."We're still probably going to get darkies playing elves and shit and they'll be announced in the coming months.
>>221848220Adapting a work accurately is not racist. Adapting a work accurately does not make you a chud.Representing history accurately is not racist. Representing history accurately does not make you a chud.Trying to create a coherent, believable world and setting does not make you racist. Trying to create a coherent, believable world and setting does not make you a chud. The minimum number of whites that need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of blacks that need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of Asians who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of Latinos who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of men who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of women who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of trans or genderqueer people who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of straight people who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of gay people who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of able-bodied people who need to be in a movie is zero.The minimum number of disabled people who need to be in a movie is zero.Casting should be based on how good each actor is at their role and how well they fit within the setting and their character's role within it.Casting is not a form of activism. You are not making the world a better place by having a diverse cast. Hollywood actors are not charity cases.Thank you.
>>221848837He was trying to give a vague answer by essentially saying that they might have non-whites where appropriate. Except nowhere is appropriate unless they've somehow written men of Rhûn or Harad (or maybe the Drúedain) into the script. So, basically the answer is "no" barring some big plot contrivance. Though, I DO think that it's hilarious that the BBC apparently was specifically interested in race-swapping the Shire.
>>221848497>anya will now be hounded non-stop with questions of WHY DID YOU TAKE THE ROLE IN THAT ANDY SERKIS CHUD RACIST MOVIE forcing her to kiss like a million black guys in her next 10 projects to prove she is not racist
>>221850181Honestly, I can't see this being a big controversy in 2026.
>>221850095The BBC wanted Africans and Asians in his movie. They praised the RoP for "many black actors in the cast" and criticised Jackson's trilogy.>(It should also be noted that Henry is one of many black actors in the cast: a welcome update to the unfortunate racial optics of Jackson's trilogy). https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220830-rings-of-power-review-a-visually-staggering-but-flawed-epic
>>221850781British politics might be more insane than American politics.But why would anyone give a shit what the BBC wants? They like that RoP had a badly race-swapped cast? That's neat, because the RoP fucking faceplanted. Why would you take the BBC's advice on anything?This stupid shit is the sort of faux radicalism that I thought people mostly left behind.
>>221848220He's trying to pivot hard after his absolute failure of an Animal Farm diarrhea he took.
