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It’s one of the reasons why she cast British Asian actor Gemma Chan and black British actor Adrian Lester as white historical figures Bess of Hardwick and Lord Randolph, respectively.
- Hanna Flint
Feb 19, 2021 · Much was made about the diverse casting of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton, where a number of Black actors played major roles, including the much-talked about Duke of Hastings played by Regé ...
- Saman Shad
One option in adapting Austen is to continue to cast white or white-presenting actors in most of, if not all, the roles. The recent Emma film adaption directed by Autumn de Wilde was notable for its lack of evident diversity in casting.
Jul 15, 2021 · Orson Welles was one of many white actors to play the Moor in blackface on film and television more than a century after Aldridge.
Nov 11, 2021 · There’s Trudy, Nat Love, Rufus Buck, Bass Reeves and more - Black frontiersmen and women who probably wouldn’t recognize the whitewashed West depicted in the genre’s classics.
Mar 31, 2024 · David Copperfield is played by Dev Patel. Marvel’s Norse pantheon includes a Black deity. The hit Netflix series “Bridgerton” depicts a version of Regency England ruled by a Black queen and an...
Jan 7, 2021 · The series features a mixed cast of white and Black actors in prominent roles. Yet the Observer’s Carolyn Hinds noted that “the characters’ race is practically ignored for almost the entire...
