Romcoms’ primary audience has always been women. Judd Apatow did release a few that were aimed specifically at men but even then, female characters still had a big role.

True, but assuming the character does appear down the line - and Tudyk thinks he will - it doesn’t change the problem of what the show currently is.

Lol, true, but in a stupid, « we’ll tease him in a spot and have Stewart pretend it’s not him » kind of way. This is way more official.

I feel like Lucy Davis isn’t fat enough in Wonder Woman to warrant a fat suit, but maybe that’s just me?

I mean, you wrote “nothing we heard or read about Boseman makes me think he wouldn’t have approved of the part being recast,” which can obviously be interpreted as speculating about his state of mind.

Alan Tudyk confirmed he wouldn’t be part of season 1.

The problem is that, not only did it launch on last gen, it was actually the only version that was available back then because current gen only officially launched this February. It was really a “lying to customers” issue.

If it were just a quick cameo, à la Patrick Stewart in Doctor Strange, I don’t think they would’ve spoiled it. I think they announced it because the part is big enough to be featured in the promotions.

I would also recommend reading John Carter, if reading old work that didn’t age perfectly doesn’t bother you. It has the tone that Lucas wanted to emulate.

Here’s the problem: while I may have never seen a Star Wars show like Andor, I have seen plenty of other sci-fi shows similar. Defiance, The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica, among others, have all tried the space show for adults genre with different degree of success, and Andor doesn’t really bring anything new to…

I am not speculating on what he would have wanted or not, I am pointing out how often parts are being recast and how that’s something actors have to deal with. I often see people saying that recasting would have been disrespectful to Boseman, which is unfair: people can be sad that he died and still wish the part had…

But why assume he wouldn’t have? We had 3 Spider-Men in 20 years, 2 War Machines in 12 years, 3 Hulks in 19 years... I think we currently have 3 Batmen. Why assume that Boseman would be the one actor who wouldn’t want his role passed on to a new actor?

This article makes a lot of effort affirming facts nobody questioned (the movie was a technical marvel) and avoiding arguments people have actually made (neither the story nor the characters were memorable).

The thing that bothers me the most is that nothing we heard or read about Boseman makes me think he wouldn’t have approved of the part being recast. Actors know that they don’t own the part they play; otherwise, no one would have played Shakespeare in centuries! T’Challa is a great character, independently of who…

Galadriel’s sword-fighting exhibition was a gas—excellent choreography, music, and performances

If I recall, Terry Farrell’s exit on DS9 was also kind of shady. She did not get along with Berman either, and he pretended that she had left the show to go on Becker while she only got that show because she knew her contract wouldn’t be renewed.

It’s pretty rich to insist on historical verisimilitude when it comes to diversity and women’s subjugation, but not when it comes to dragons, ice zombies, resurrection magic, warging, or shapeshifting assassins.

Speaking as somebody who had a lot of issues with her solo film, and who didn’t particularly enjoyed her character being reduced to a Deus Ex Machina in Endgame, I don’t think Larson has anything to worry about. With many heroes gone or about to go, the MCU would be unwise to get rid of Captain Marvel without having…

Just think about how much time people spend learning the intricate details of fictional worlds (which have little to no effect on their everyday lives), and how much less time they spend learning the details of the real world (which can literally kill them).

Rhaenyra sometimes kind of seems to be close to what passes as a protagonist in GOT. Like I said, I’m using a very loose definition here…