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(Morgan Freeman is playing Ilderim) All I'll say is basically what Ridley Scott said when making EXODU - it's hard to get financing for a
big budget movie, and one way of getting financing is to cast name stars in roles.
This inevitably means that some actors get more opportunities, and other actors who are less well known, get fewer.
I don't blame the people who get fewer opportunities from this system for pointing this out.
Trailer for Ben-Hur [BNHUR] Mar 16, 09:11
So the Arabian dude is now a black guy? Let's hear the 'diversity' crowd defend that one. {nm} Mar 16, 09:25
instead of a white british guy? {nm} Mar 16, 09:38
That was the 50's. What's the excuse now: No actors of Middle Eastern ethnicity in Hollywood? {nm} Mar 16, 10:24
so it was ok in the 1950's? You can be black and be from the middle east. {nm} Mar 16, 10:42
Yeah, when Hollywood needs a 'Moor', Morgan Freeman is definitely the 'go to' guy ;p {nm} Mar 16, 10:53
I think snob is talking about 2016, with the casting of Jack Huston in the title role {nm} Mar 16, 10:44
(Morgan Freeman is playing Ilderim) All I'll say is basically what Ridley Scott said when making EXODU - it's hard to get financing for a Mar 16, 10:56
Same character, they've just reverted back to the name in the book. I take your point about financing though... Mar 16, 11:14
Freeman is the go-to actor for "wise mentor" roles. LEGO, OBLVN, the Nolan Batman films, the Bruce Almighty films, SUMFR, etc Mar 16, 11:19
Agreed. Although given a choice I wouldn't cast JHUST in anything :D {nm} Mar 16, 11:56
You've never seen a medieval painting of Balthazar, have you? Mar 16, 22:08
Meh, but in fairness I've been tired of the entire sword and sandal epics genre for a decade now. {nm} Mar 16, 09:27
This absolutely CAN'T be worse than GOEGP, so I'll be seeing this {nm} Mar 16, 09:33