Here is why everyone is angry with James Franco at the moment
The last role of the controversial actor is definitely unexpected.
James Franco is known to play unexpected roles (see: its four -year race onGeneral hospital), but its last part is surprising in a way that makes people angry. As indicated by Deadline on Thursday,The actor will playFidel Castro in the movieAlina de Cuba, which focuses on Castro's daughter,Alina Fernández, as well as the relationship of the communist leader with Fernández's mother,Natalia Revuelta Clews.
The news was not only surprising for the public, because Franco did not appear on the screen since 2019, after the actor of the actor's misconducts surfaced. Read more to find out why his new project has social media denouncing this decision.
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The film talks about one of Castro's children.
Alina de Cuba Talk about the life of Alina Fernández, one of the nine children of Castro. Fernández did not discover that Castro was his father until the age of 10. As an adult, she became a critic of the Castro government. She fled to Spain in the early 90s and then moved to the United States.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
In the film, Fernández will be represented by a Cubano-American actorAna Villafañe. Revuelta Clews will be played byMaestro Mía, who is Argentinian.
Franco was thrown because of his "facial resemblance," said a producer.
One of the producers ofAlina de Cuba said on the deadline thatFranco was interpreted as Castro Because he looks like him.
"[We] used the former Galician heraldic of Fidel Castro as my focal compass, then combed in all the rows of actors with Latin roots in Hollywood to find someone who has a similar facial structure", A declaredJohn Martinez O'Felan. "By performing close research in our hopes through the eye of the Spanish and Portuguese genealogy that the Galicians held, we found that James, by far, had the nearest facial resemblance to the main players in our industry, which means that the objective would be to build your character accent and we would have an astonishing match on the screen to intrigue the public and give life to the story with real visual integrity. "
FrancoAt a Portuguese ancestry quarter through the side of his father.
Many people have found the news in the casting disappointing.
After the announcement of the news, many went to Twitter to express their disappointment so that Franco was presented as Castro, even if he is neither Cuban nor Latin.
ActorJeff Torres attach, "I have an audition for another generic Latin American drug dealer and James Franco is dead [explite] playing Fidel Castro. Latinos Gettin 'Done Dirty af here and everywhere."WriterLilliam Rivera tweeted, "James Franco as a Fidel. This week continues to show how Hollywood will allow certain stories to be told by some people. And by some people, I mean Latines."
Some were more upset because two major projects with Latinx actors were canceled this week: the film Batgirl and the HBO Max seriesGordita tells.
"Gordita tells andBat girl Canceled, James Franco started playing Fidel Castro. Really an hour in the Latin content, "tweetedBarbot Matt. TheAnnenberg Inclusion Initiative published, "Leave us straight. First, Hollywood cancels several Latinx andBat girl. Then they threw Castro with James Franco? No wonder there is so little progress in this city. They still don't understand. ""
Franco was also accused of sexual misconduct.
In 2018, several women accused Franco of sexual misconduct, including students from her school of actress, one of whom said he said "abused by exploiting non-celenous women with whom he worked under the guise of giving them opportunities "during an interview onHello America (Going throughPeople). He went toPay a regulation of $ 2 million in a trial for sexual misconduct of two students, as indicated byPeople.
In 2021, Franco spoke of allegations in an interview withJess Cagle. He said he had managed sexual dependence and said: "During my teaching, I slept with students, and it was bad. But as I said, that's not why I started school and I was not the person who selected people to be in the class. So it was not a "master plan" on my part. But yes, there were some cases where, You know what, I was in a consensual thing with a student and I shouldn't have been. "
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People are also upset by his return for this reason.
"James Franco returning and whitening a Latin American figure? A double blow of horror. Yay," Tweeted a user named Alessandra . Another wrote: "I could think of a hundred people I would do casting before James Franco . It is a terrible cast. We need better representation and people have already forgotten that this man has several allegations of sexual misconduct ?????? ""
Someone else wrote , "I have just discovered that James Franco plays the role of Fidel Castro, and to be honest, it's a huge slap in the face of qualified Latin actors. James Franco is a perfect example of white male privilege that can Fampered with allegations. "
According Weekly entertainment , Fernández supports the casting of Franco And serves as a consultant on the film.