In the final analysis, tinkering around the edges of beloved characters for movie adaptations reeks of pandering. On rare occasions, racial re-balancing happens in reverse: the ill-fated 1996 TV movie based on Marvel’s popular Generation X (a junior varsity version of the iconic X-Men) saw Jubilee, an Chinese-American character, inexplicably recast (and miscast) as a Caucasian suburban teen. Most of the changes tend to be peripheral, thereby wasting the talents of excellent characters. Regardless of who plays a secondary character like Beetee, Catching Fire will likely outperform its predecessor at the box office.īarring a wholesale reinterpretation of the original content, altering the racial balance does almost nothing to the movie. Meanwhile, nary a peep has been heard from the so-called “racists” (purists?) who were so vociferous in the first installment. Incidentally, the Norse god’s latest foray into Midgard featured a 2 nd black cast member in the form of Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje – last seen on the small screen on the Lost series – in a key role of an antagonist. Elba’s reprisal of the same role in Thor’s sequel certainly hasn’t done anything to depress box office receipts to any appreciable degree: the second installment has reaped more than $152 million during the two weeks it’s been on the big screen. Thor’s opening weekend topped $65 million, and eventually went on to earn nearly than $450 million worldwide. Yet the controversy blew over as quickly as it began and by most indications, it may have even been box office catnip. Back in 2011, Idris Elba was cast as Heimdall in Thor, sparking a bout of fan-based fury.
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