When on social media a fan railed against the politically correct choice of a black actor, Chukwudi Iwuji, to play the High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3, James Gunn sent him to hell with his style .
L’inclusiveness in Hollywood it is a buzzword, and condemning it is practically instinctive action on socialeven if only with an emoticon: in this round it was the director’s turn (again). James Gunn deal with this kind of process, for Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. he villain High Evolutionary is played by the black actor Chukwudi Iwujitherefore with different features from those known by Marvel fans since 1966. Assuming that the character has had in the comics various aspectsalso with “skin” of a very unnatural color, in this case Iwuju is also a renowned actor of the Royal Shakespeare Company…and the criticism has backfired on the fan who uttered it. Gunn snapped back at him.
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James Gunn is in the last acts of his work for i Marvel Studiosgiven that as we know he is the new manager of DC Studios with Peter Safran. First, however, on May 3, his farewell from will arrive in theaters Marvel Cinematic UniverseMeaning what Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3which by the way he risked not directing years ago, just for one cancel culture campaign towards him (due to bad taste tweets from several years earlier, for which he had already apologized!). After seeing theappearance of the High Evolutionary in the film, with the features of the British-Nigerian Chukwudi Iwuji, a fan complained: can you also choose another minority and not just blacks? Next round will another hero or villain be gay, trans or gender fluid? Still casting not based on acting skills? In short, the attack is the classic one, the one against the “dictatorship of political correctnessGunn however, even considering the resume of the chosen actor and the nature of the character, has not suffered passively from criticism (he never does, however).
I chose the best actor, period, and there best person for the role. I don’t give a fuck aboutethnicity by Chukwudi Iwuji, so stop it with these racist assumptions about WHY it was chosen. And by the way, he plays a guy who was almost always viola.
