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The Turning’ cast members Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince discuss filming on the property in Ireland, shooting Mackenzie’s unbelievably c...
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The Turning (2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Turning is a 2020 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Floria Sigismondi and written by Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes. It is a modern adaptation of the 1898 ghost story The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. [4]
Jul 11, 2004 · The premise of the film -- Shawn and Marlon Wayans are undercover FBI agents -- hinges on their believability as white, high-society debutantes in the Hamptons. “It was the Wayans brothers ...
- “Actually, This Is A Really Diverse cast.”
- “This Is A Universal Story.”
- “We Wanted to Avoid Stereotypes.”
- “But We Hired A Woman.”
- “We Hired The Best Person For The job.”
- “Non-White Stars Aren’T Bankable.”
- “Why Would We Need Non-White People in This?”
- “This Character Is Supposed to Be (or Look) White.”
Recently used by: J.K. Rowling, who insisted, "Everyone in Fantastic Beastsis not white." Also used by: Steven Paul (Ghost in the Shell), Joe Wright (Pan), Ridley Scott (Exodus: Gods and Kings), Finn Jones (Iron Fist). Why it's nonsense:This excuse might hold up if it were actually true in any meaningful sense -- if, in fact, the real problem was t...
Recently used by: Producer Ari Handel, explaining why Darren Aronofsky's Noahwas about a bunch of white people. "From the beginning, we were concerned about casting, the issue of race," he stressed, before going ahead to put his foot in his mouth: Also used by: Lilly Wachowski (Cloud Atlas). Why it's nonsense: Leaving aside that it'd actually be re...
Recently used by: Doctor Strangedirector Scott Derrickson, who in trying to avoid one controversy face-planted straight into another. “It was a challenge from the beginning that I knew I was facing with both Wong and the Ancient One being pretty bad racial stereotypes—1960s versions of what Western white people thought Asians were like," he said. "...
Recently used by: Ghost in the Shellstar Scarlett Johansson, who used Hollywood's woman problem to deflect a question about Hollywood's race problem. "I certainly would never presume to play another race of a person. Diversity is important in Hollywood, and I would never want to feel like I was playing a character that was offensive." However, she ...
Recently used by: Director Travis Knight, addressing why his Japan-set fantasy Kubo and the Two Stringshas a mostly-white voice cast. “Ultimately, what matters most for us is the ability for an actor to convey the nuance and the emotional truth of the role … using the only tool that they have at their disposal, which is their voice,” he said. "Ther...
Recently used by: Ridley Scott, who blamed the business for making his Egypt look so white in Exodus: Gods and Kings. "I can’t mount a film of this budget, where I have to rely on tax rebates in Spain, and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such," he said. "I’m just not going to get it financed. So the question doesn’t even ...
Recently used by: Tim Burton, justifying the lily-whiteness of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. "[T]hings either call for things, or they don’t. I remember back when I was a child watching The Brady Bunchand they started to get all politically correct. Like, OK, let’s have an Asian child and a black," he said. "I used to get more offend...
Recently used by: Matt Damon (The Great Wall). “I didn't take a role away from a Chinese actor ... it wasn't altered because of me in any way," Damon said, adding that he hopes criticism of the film will die down “once people see that it’s a monster movie and it’s a historical fantasy.” Also used by: Cameron Crowe (Aloha), Ben Palmer (Urban Myths) ...
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Sep 15, 2023 · When audiences, especially younger generations, witness black actors primarily in roles that were conceptualized for white individuals, what subconscious message is being sent?
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Oct 6, 2015 · The practice of casting white actors in non-white roles is still prevalent in Hollywood – despite widespread condemnation and protest. Why does it continue? Tom Brook reports.
