Cavill would likely be 42 by the time production would start on a new Bond. It’s really doubtful they would box themselves into an actor that would be closer to 50 by a second film. I’d say you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

That’s the point: she didn’t know. That’s what the tests are for. If you have symptoms, you get tested. Otherwise you risk causing an outbreak. Just because they lucked out and din’t have one, doesn’t mean she and the folks on set giving her medicine instead of getting her to isolate made the right decision. 

Can any of these celebrities just listen to a trans person for a minute before spouting off nonsense?  We aren't from fucking Jupiter, gender might be a more complicated subject then they think but its not rocket science.  I will always be in awe that so many people think a rich billionaire needs defending.

It’s not “shade,” it’s criticism. When you put art out in public, you are subjecting it to criticism. Trying to deflect that criticism by saying, “I’m not going to stand by while people insult diversity” is just about the most bullshit move you can possibly pull. Marvel is not a social justice movement. It’s a…

Yes, I feel like I’m going crazy when I see how people talk about Disney-Marvel like it’s some well-intentioned underdog and not McDonalds or Bank of America.

To me, Simu Liu was effectively an unknown pre-Shang-Chi. As other people have said, he got really big as a result of Shang-Chi rather than having been cast in a big movie because of being marquee name. So, when I say he’s replaceable, I think any other ‘unknown’ might have been cast for the first movie. He just…

And mighty white indeed of you to say that arguably the biggest Asian star right now doesn’t matter and is replaceable. I guess they all look alike, right?

Chris Evans was a working actor, full stop. 

But that proves Tarantino’s point. He became famous because he was attached to the Marvel brand. It would have been the same with literally any other actor taking that role. None of the people who became famous from Marvel can open a movie, not Chris Hemsworth, not Chris Evans, and not Simu Liu, because they’re…

But they don’t get to point their nose at me or anyone.

Eh, he also went on to say: “I mean, I’m not the first person to say that. I think that’s been said a zillion times…but it’s like, you know, it’s these franchise characters that become a star... I’m not even putting them down frankly, to tell you the truth... But that is one of the — the legacy of the Marvel-ization…

Exactly.  One way to interpret his comments is “The characters in Marvel movies are so iconic that actors who play them are overshadowed.”

This all depends on a definition of “movie star” not just as “celebrity who stars in movies” but “megastar celebrity whose presence in a movie single-handedly ensures its box office success.” Personally, I think there’s a good argument that the second category is smaller than it used to be. And anyway, even the…

“Quentin Tarantino, acclaimed filmmaker” is getting movies made circa 2021, because he’s a franchise at this point. Does Pulp Fiction get made today by someone whose only credit is a low-budget, single-location crime movie? Probably not. (I will let the “shit ass” pass without comment except to defend Jackie Brown,…

The irony of you using Mr. Pink to make your point... You do realize that he was being an asshole, right?

Okay, but YOU are not in a position to try to get movies made. Whereas QT IS. Scorsese IS.

I mean... Uncharted was just dumped into theaters in the February dead zone, and it also had Wahlberg, who whatever you think of him still has a good deal of box office draw. Of all the MCU people, I wouldn’t really hold Tom Holland up as a guy to break out of the MCU mold.

his point is that people go to see the characters, not the actors, and the fame the actors get from being those characters doesn’t translate to help other movies they may do.

it’s 100% the point and you can even chart this as recently as people being mad they didn’t just recast t’challa when boseman died.

I think people’s main problem with it is that the superhero movies are being made instead of other types of movies