tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post1810880488503862946..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: An African-American Spider-Man? I don't think so!hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-6267513331906763222016-06-08T15:11:59.290-04:002016-06-08T15:11:59.290-04:00@Gun: Since you wrote, we've had:
A Hispanic ...@Gun: Since you wrote, we've had:<br /><br />A Hispanic Spider-Man (Miles Morales, introduced in 2012).<br />An Earth-2 black Superman.<br /><br />And, yes, I believe there is a Japanese Batman in the comics. Well, two of three's not bad......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-51595453900860917042010-11-06T23:06:04.680-04:002010-11-06T23:06:04.680-04:00Dragonball Evolution
The Last Airbender
Prince of ...Dragonball Evolution<br />The Last Airbender<br />Prince of Persia<br />etc.<br />for that can i have<br />1 Black Superman<br />1 MiddleEastern Spiderman<br />& 1 Japanese Batman pleaseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873588715112133356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-82625259147924417262010-09-23T20:39:44.959-04:002010-09-23T20:39:44.959-04:00Will Smith took a risk by signing on for "Wil...Will Smith took a risk by signing on for "Wild Wild West". As you state, he was already well established as an actor, but even the best actors will make bad judgments from time to time (i.e. Dustin Hoffman in "Ishtar").hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-47622296743883628862010-09-16T22:16:41.353-04:002010-09-16T22:16:41.353-04:00Checking. That's 8+ movies, including some hug...Checking. That's 8+ movies, including some huge summer blockbusters, and a very successful sitcom.<br /><br />Wild Wild West was made by Barry Sonnenfeld, who had preciously cast Smith in the huge hit "Men in Black". There's no way you can call this a casting blunder. <br /><br />Smith was also cast as a character played by white actors long ago in "I AM Legend". Another big success.<br /><br />I would not mind a minority reboot of Batman or Spider-man.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-19889777963549220532010-09-16T22:02:36.560-04:002010-09-16T22:02:36.560-04:00Smith was also already an established actor by the...Smith was also already an established actor by the time of "Wild Wild West". Your wording implies that he was plucked from the rap world to star in this.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-77281764522885573202010-06-05T11:17:44.854-04:002010-06-05T11:17:44.854-04:00Does the word, "icon", mean anything in ...Does the word, "icon", mean anything in this case, Sammy? I don't think, in turn, you can invoke creative license to explain away any rational decision to flip the imagery of an already established character not named James Bond.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-45431840981674698042010-06-04T19:16:12.285-04:002010-06-04T19:16:12.285-04:00In the era of inclusive casting, when nonwhite act...In the era of inclusive casting, when nonwhite actors routinely play Shakespearean roles besides Othello, you'll need to explain how there can be a category of fictional roles that are not to be cast inclusively. "Just because" won't cut it, I'm afraid.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-37587872832157838222010-06-04T12:22:53.063-04:002010-06-04T12:22:53.063-04:00Ok, there's that. And "Catwoman" fai...Ok, there's that. And "Catwoman" failed for the same exact reason (terrible plot, bad casting decision). What I'm trying to say here, Sammy, is that some things should be left well enough alone, and certain fictional characters, such as Spider-Man, fall into that category.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-15440520932996594072010-06-03T23:34:34.155-04:002010-06-03T23:34:34.155-04:00I tried to reply a day ago, but I keep forgetting ...I tried to reply a day ago, but I keep forgetting that I have to sign in on a second screen. What I wanted to say is, first, that Wild Wild West failed not because Will Smith was black, but because the story was stupid and the film overproduced; second, that Peter Parker is a fictional character whose essential qualities have nothing to do with his whiteness; and that Hollywood has at least batted .500 casting black actresses as another "white" comics character, Catwoman. So lighten up, please, before you start to look politically incorrect.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com