Can't tell if you're being sarcastic here.
Giving Kelvin another chance
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Can't tell if you're being sarcastic here.
Take a guess, consider Ricardo Montalban was browned up for the role in TOS. He was a White Hispanic, both his parents were from Spain, they were as Caucasian as Queen Liz and Cumberbatch. Southern Europeans are not a different race from Northern Europeans.
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So do you think Bardem would have been a decent choice or not then? My hypothetical choice of him was based on him having a passing resemblance to Montalban and being a great actor more than anything.
Yes he is a great actor but I would not expect him to play the part of Doctor Martin Luther King Jnr, President Barack Obama, Malcolm X, Gandhi or anyone else with a much darker skin tone, even if its a fictional character. There is a reason why most actors who play Othello actually look like a Moor. I would hope the casting mindset of the 1960's would not be used in the 2000's, however in the case of STID I guess famous white actor overrode not so famous Indian/Asian actor. Next reboot of Star Trek TUC why not get Gywneth Paltrow to darken up and play Uhura? She is a good actor as well. Or maybe Chris Pine can play Black Panther in the sequel.
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But... Both montalban and bardem are both white, one Spanish, the other mexican.
The issue for me is the original character's TOS make up, not the casting IMO.
I don't want to derail this thread any further if I'm honest. I know this is a can of worms that doesn't need opening for the millionth time.
The issue for me is the original character's TOS make up, not the casting IMO.
I don't want to derail this thread any further if I'm honest. I know this is a can of worms that doesn't need opening for the millionth time.
Khan Noonien Singh was an Indian Sikh as imagined by people with no knowledge of either.
