This should be common sense, but in today’s Hollywood they seem to have thrown that attribute away. The 38-year-old actor plays the late Rent creator Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Mirandas new musical movie Tick Tick. Just as female actors should not be cast to play a male character, male actors should not be cast to play a female character. That character based on the historical figure is clearly a woman who cross-dressed as a man. That’s not to say that Scarlett Johansson should not be cast to play Dante ‘Tex’ Gill, a gangster and massage parlor owner born in 1952 that was born female, but dressed like a man.
In fact, they shouldn’t be casting any female actors to play a male character. Actors should be cast to match up to how their characters have been previously portrayed in the source material that is being adapted or how the historical figure looked in real life.Ĭasting directors should not be casting Scarlett Johansson to play Ronald Reagan. Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Editionīoth actors make valid points however, the discussion is also a little bit more complex than both make it out to be. Netflix’s new movie Tick, Tick.Boom might be a lot of thingsLin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, Andrew Garfield’s best performance to date, and a biopic of Rent creator Jonathan.
He continued his questioning, “Is the argument that a straight man cannot play a gay part, and, if so, does that mean I can’t play straight parts and I’m not allowed to explore the fascinating subject of heterosexuality in Macbeth?”
Speaking with BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan about the criticism surrounding Helen Mirren taking on the role of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the biopic Golda, McKellen said, “There are two things: Is the argument that a gentile cannot play a Jew, and is the argument therefore that a Jew cannot play a gentile?” Garfield’s comments are similar to recent comments made by Ian McKellen, known for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as his role as Magneto in the X-Men franchise. RELATED: Lord of the Rings Star Ian McKellen Rejects Idea Actors Must Share Exact Qualities As Their Characters: “We’re Acting. Tick, tick…BOOM! (L-R) ANDREW GARFIELD as JONATHAN LARSON in tick, tick…BOOM!.