Is Hollywood suffering from its casting controversies?

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Summary:

  • Casting controversies in Hollywood have become a prominent issue.
  • Issues surrounding the casting of Bradley Cooper in the biopic Maestro and Dame Helen Mirren in the Golda Meir movie.
  • Racist trolling targeting Latina actress Rachel Zegler for her role in the Snow White reboot.
  • Debate revolves around cultural sensitivity, diversity, and the limits of casting choices.
  • Opinions vary on the extent of limitations in casting based on traits, nationality, ethnicity, and sexuality.
  • Casting debates remain relevant as award season approaches for films like Golda and Maestro.


We turn to Hollywood now and issues around the casting in a number of films have made the headlines this week. The family of Leonard Bernstein has defended the actor Bradley Cooper...


The family of Leonard Bernstein has defended the actor Bradley Cooper after the trailer for the biopic Maestro was released this week and attracted criticism over the size of Cooper's prosthetic nose, which some social media users said played up to offensive Jewish stereotypes. Meanwhile, the producers of a movie about the former Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir, have been criticised for casting Dame Helen Mirren in the starring role because she is neither Israeli nor Jewish. The reboot of Disney's Snow White has also been trending on social media. The Latina actress Rachel Zegler was subject to racist trolling when she landed the role...


And the controversy and debate and discussion around their casting, which I think is very welcome and needs to be discussed, you know, will probably run all the way through to award season. Yeah, I certainly never want to hear another Hollywood actor howling up an Irish accent in a movie. So that's my two cents. You've got the half-beam from Batman. I think we're in agreement on that. Yeah, absolutely. Sandra Minetti, Editor-in-Chief of Hollywood International Filmmaker Magazine. Thank you very much for joining us.

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