[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..it's the 'neutral'/makes no difference roles really, because it's always been said by actors/actresses that just being nominated for an Oscar leads to more offers of roles etc and much better ones, even if they didn't win..I guess that an example could be Eddie Redmayne..(I just thought of him because I was having a conversation with Liv about The Danish Girl just now..)...anyway his character, Stephen Hawking couldn't be more different to his character in The Danish Girl, that happens with white actors doesn't it...the diversity of their roles..?...and being nominated for Oscars obviously help a lot for them individually ...but with black actors..?...do they get the same diversity of 'neutral roles...or so they have to wait for something that only a black actor/actress could do because of the character/like Nelson Mandela which was mentioned...?...someone who has to be black/no question....

I think that's spot on. Most films with black leads tends to be when the role NEEDS a black lead because of the subject matter of the movie or it being based on real people.

But the pure fiction where they could write about anyone tends to cast white actors.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I think that's spot on. Most films with black leads tends to be when the role NEEDS a black lead because of the subject matter of the movie or it being based on real people.

But the pure fiction where they could write about anyone tends to cast white actors.

Exactly