This should be common sense, but in today’s Hollywood they seem to have thrown that attribute away. Just as female actors should not be cast to play a male character, male actors should not be cast to play a female character. To celebrate his latest project, Mainstream, we had the daddy of all daddies Andrew Garfield read and react to your thirsty tweets. That character based on the historical figure is clearly a woman who cross-dressed as a man. That’s not to say that Scarlett Johansson should not be cast to play Dante ‘Tex’ Gill, a gangster and massage parlor owner born in 1952 that was born female, but dressed like a man. In fact, they shouldn’t be casting any female actors to play a male character. Actors should be cast to match up to how their characters have been previously portrayed in the source material that is being adapted or how the historical figure looked in real life.Ĭasting directors should not be casting Scarlett Johansson to play Ronald Reagan. Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Editionīoth actors make valid points however, the discussion is also a little bit more complex than both make it out to be. (I’m not 100 against straight actor playing gay but I think Northstar in particular is a role a gay actor deserves and Andrew Garfield has already had his chance. Andrew Garfield has drawn criticism from the LGBTQ community for claiming he is a 'gay man without the physical act'. He continued his questioning, “Is the argument that a straight man cannot play a gay part, and, if so, does that mean I can’t play straight parts and I’m not allowed to explore the fascinating subject of heterosexuality in Macbeth?” I’ll make you a deal: Peter Parker’s Spider-Man stays straight but Andrew I am a gay man right now just without the physical act Garfield doesn’t get to play Northstar. Speaking with BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan about the criticism surrounding Helen Mirren taking on the role of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the biopic Golda, McKellen said, “There are two things: Is the argument that a gentile cannot play a Jew, and is the argument therefore that a Jew cannot play a gentile?” 1 day agoAndrew Garfield has announced that he is taking a break from acting to be a. A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration. Garfield’s comments are similar to recent comments made by Ian McKellen, known for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as his role as Magneto in the X-Men franchise. Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield Spiderman Andrew Andrew Garfield is Not on social media. RELATED: Lord of the Rings Star Ian McKellen Rejects Idea Actors Must Share Exact Qualities As Their Characters: “We’re Acting. Tick, tick…BOOM! (L-R) ANDREW GARFIELD as JONATHAN LARSON in tick, tick…BOOM!. After a screening on Monday night of the film that follows struggling father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield), who tries to earn back the home from which his. Instead, as another Reddit user explains, your runny nose triggered by an outburst of.