Should we have a problem with Quvenzhane Wallis starring in the lead role of Annie? What about Idris Elba, a black man, is slated to play the new James Bond sometime in the future? 1. John Wayne plays the lead role in Genghis Khan 2. Elvis Presley plays a Native American in Stay Away, Joe 3. Natalie Wood plays a Porto Rican in West Side Story 4. Mickey Rooney plays a Japanese in Breakfast at Tiffany’s 5. Laurence Olivier plays a Moor in Othello 6. Jake Gyllenhaal is Persian in Prince of Persia 7. Elizabeth Taylor plays the leads in Cleopatra 8. Marlon Brando plays a translator from Okinawa in The Teahouse of the August Moon 9. Angelina Joie is Cuban in A Mighty Heart 10. Yule Brynner plays the king of Thailand in The King and I 11. Ben Affleck is Latino in Argo 12. Johnny Depp plays a Native American in The Lone Ranger (By no means is this list comprehensive)
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:24:38 +0000