Ever notice how may foreigners are in movies in tv shows now? (interracial, picture)

[radiolibre99]

So there would be no controversy even contrived about an American playing James Bond ?

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by ma5cmpb

It doesnt make sense to me since these are American movies.

Hollywood is in the global business now. They aren't just selling to the US. They make a TON of money overseas as well.

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by ma5cmpb

Wonder Women, Superman, Star Wars, MLK are all AMERICAN heroes and movies. It doesnt matter where it is filmed.

But they're going to pull in BIG BUCKS all over the world.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

So there would be no controversy even contrived about an American playing James Bond ?

Not if his Scottish accent is impeccable.

The point is this: Who shows up for the auditions and are they the best?

If Brits are showing up in Hollywood auditions and giving stunning performances, they're going to get jobs.

If Americans are not showing up to London auditions, they're not going to get jobs.

Now, we can question why Americans are not showing up to London auditions in the numbers that Brits are showing up at Hollywood auditions, and I suspect we'll find the answers are many.

Certainly a big reason is that there are nearly 1,000 movies a year released in the US, and I suspect only a fraction of that many in the UK (there are certainly more US television pilots being produced than in the UK).

[hertfordshire]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Look, no one made a fuss or even batted an eye when Robert Downey Jr played Sherlock Holmes, same with Merryl Streep playing Maggie Thatcher.

EXACTLY.

Or Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Reese Whitherspoon (Vanity Fair), Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane, later playing French in Les Mis), Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins, for a throwback example), Maggie Gyllenhaal (starred in "The Honourable Woman", a BBC show)

Where's the outrage over American actors playing British roles?

[Sockeye66]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

EXACTLY.

Or Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Reese Whitherspoon (Vanity Fair), Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane, later playing French in Les Mis), Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins, for a throwback example), Maggie Gyllenhaal (starred in "The Honourable Woman", a BBC show)

Where's the outrage over American actors playing British roles?

I do protest (outrage unnecessary) Dick Van Dyke's portrayal.

[Sockeye66]

Two actors (I can think of off the top of my head) that seemed a bit "off" portraying US central characters were Charles Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy and Alicia Vikander in the recent Jason Bourne movie.

I originally didn't know either were foreign but sounded "off" when speaking in character. Charles got better during the series, but Alicia still has some practice to work on.

[FlowerDarling]

I was suprised how almost all actors in Hollywood are from other countries than from America? Also singers and models and.. It is a big world.. Now when Asia bought Hollywood there will be more Asians I guess..

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

EXACTLY.

Or Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Reese Whitherspoon (Vanity Fair), Anne Hathaway (Becoming Jane, later playing French in Les Mis), Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins, for a throwback example), Maggie Gyllenhaal (starred in "The Honourable Woman", a BBC show)

Or Charlton Heston as General Gordan in "Khartoum."

Of course Heston also played Italians in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" and "Julius Caesar", and Hebrews in "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben-Hur"

[easthome]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

So there would be no controversy even contrived about an American playing James Bond ?

I don't remember much 'controversy' when an Australian played him, I don't remember much 'controversy' when an Irishman played him so why would you expect there to be 'controversy' if an American actor played him? Perhaps the British aren't quite so xenophobic?