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The Ancient One is based on a racist stereotype. It would be nearly impossible to keep it Asian and Male with that backround. {nm}

Posted by: CSStrowbridge on Jul 11, 20:36 in response to Antibody's post There are many good Asian male actors who never got the...

Disney live actions 2.0 poll: which mid (or lower) tier animated pic from the Disney vault should they live action next? Song of the South professor zovek Jul 11, 10:58

Lilo & Stich.......... with the african american girl from stranger things {nm} gogreenytd Jul 11, 11:03

Lilo is Hawaiian {nm} professor zovek Jul 11, 11:04

The ancient ONE was ASIAN and MALE {nm} gogreenytd Jul 11, 11:08

Which was wrong. What's your argument? {nm} Antibody Jul 11, 11:11

that it doesnt matter if the actor is good, then they should cast them. {nm} gogreenytd Jul 11, 11:15

No, white-washing and blackface is wrong. {nm} Antibody Jul 11, 11:22

I thought Tilda Swinton did a great job........ Wouldnt have minded an ASIAN MALE actor for the role either if it was a good actor {nm} gogreenytd Jul 11, 11:16

There are many good Asian male actors who never got the chance. {nm} Antibody Jul 11, 11:28

Asia is a big place. What do you REALLY mean by an "Asian actor"? {nm} forlorne Jul 11, 12:23

The Ancient One is based on a racist stereotype. It would be nearly impossible to keep it Asian and Male with that backround. {nm} CSStrowbridge Jul 11, 20:36

How is the traditional wise asian martial art philosophical master based on hundreds of years of practice racist??? {nm} Baron_Darcon2017 Jul 11, 23:56

Millions of Asian male Buddhist monks say you're wrong. {nm} Antibody Jul 12, 06:40

There are also many good Asian actresses who would be more culturally appropriate. {nm} Antibody Jul 12, 08:07

IMHO matters somewhat if the character's nationality is called out..the Lille Mermaid on the other hand had no nationality I know of =P {nm} tealfan Jul 11, 11:48

If they had any respect for their classic and beloved animations... none! FabioParme Jul 11, 11:11

like any studio, Disney made a lot of okay to bad stuff along with the classics. it's not hurting any legacy to maybe even improve some professor zovek Jul 11, 11:59

Ichabod, Sword in the Stone, Rescuers, Great Mouse Detective, Hunchback, Hercules MattW Jul 11, 11:14

EMPERORS NEW GROOVE (which was a production nightmare, but kind of a cult fav) could work. But would definitely get relegated to Disney+ notfabio Jul 11, 11:21

Tom Holland as Kuzco, David Harbour as Pacha, Zoe Saldana as Yzma, and get Warburton back as Kronk. {nm} austpow Jul 11, 13:34

The Black Cauldron make it closer to the book. {nm} hotsambatcho Jul 11, 11:27

They have already announced that they will be doing a live franchise of the whole series of books. {nm} RazorHawk Jul 11, 11:34

I've hear this rumor that they want the series to be their GOT for their streaming service. {nm} CSStrowbridge Jul 11, 20:37

Non Disney? Shrek (David Harbour?), Miyazaki? {nm} islndr Jul 11, 11:30

Snow White sequel starring Rob Lowe and the actress he danced with at the Oscars about their mid-life crises. {nm} RogerMore Jul 11, 12:39





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