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Yes, I've noticed that they are the two most popular fancasts (outside of the K-Pop boys. Ha.) and I think they would both be good choices. No, not in nature. It may feature mostly among pale-skinned people but brown-skinned gingers do exist. Although it is an irrelevant point, given who and what we are discussing, yes.

Just had to find a way to fit Avatar into this discussion, eh? Lol You can't help but see Ariel as a ginger girl? Can Ariel still not be ginger? Do pale-skinned people have a monoply on ginger hair? Re: box office, I do think it's important to note why this movie may struggle internationally (yes, racism/anti-blackness is still very much an issue). But this is a first in the same way Black Panther was a first. Yeah, BP had the advantage of being an MCU movie but still, Disney is a popular brand and so I don't think we can look at this through the same lens as any other movie starring a black person or people. I'll take a wait and see approach. I also think who they cast as Triton and Prince Eric will factor into all of this. I'll be surprised if they don't go for a big/popular name for one or both.

Lol This is not comparable to Ghostbusters. No one was clamoring for another Ghostbusters movie. Ariel is a much more popular brand that comes with a built-in audience. And while this casting news may turn off some, there are others who are now interested or excited who likely wouldn't have been had Disney chosen a white actress/singer. I will agree that Disney is taking a risk with this but no matter how it turns out or what happens with the box office, I think it's a good thing that they are willing to try something different.

Now this is what you call inspired casting. This young lady has an amazing voice... as perfect a voice for this role as anyone else I know. I'm now more excited about this film than I would have been had Zendaya gotten the role and I was pretty high on her as well.

Zendaya would be great casting but that Red Neighbor account is suspect, at best. Notice they didn't add Tremblay and Awkwafina to the list until after Kris Tapley tweeted about them first. I'll start believing in RN if/when any of those other actors are announced.

I don't think Ezra gave the best performance in JL but I'm not going to hold that against him considering how much drama there was with that movie. I still like him and with Hodson attached, I feel like this is probably the best chance this movie has of actually coming to fruition.

Ban the film? Lmao. Ok...

And some casting speculation... This is what he's referring to..

Well yes, that's a possibility but I do remember there were leaks about Boseman and Larson before their casting was officially announced. And it's just a bit more odd in this case since the movie is so close to filming.

So the two women attached so far are both over 40 and would presumbly have starring/meaningful roles. This movie is getting more and more interesting.

Yeah, I suspect we will hear something by then. Still, I'm a bit surprised by what we know or don't know about this movie so far.

Is it not a little odd that we're getting crew announcements before any casting news? I admit, I don't always keep up with these announcements so I may be off but since the lead actor is most important, I feel like we almost always get that casting info (or a leak from a reliable source) before anything else. If it's true that they are just now beginning to audition/talk to actors, then it does seem a bit backwards to me.

Just? He's been off the show since season 3.

James Norton. That's who it should be. I've always been a fan and thought he'd make a good Bond but watching him in McMafia pretty much convinced me he'd be perfect for this role.

You don't have to an insider to know that though, as it's already been confirmed that there will only be 2 MCU movies in 2020. So one can only conclude that Shang-Chi is likely getting a 2021 release date.

It doesn't have an exact date yet but seems the most likely. Shang-Chi is almost certainly getting a 2021 release date. Ludi wouldn't be my first choice for Shang but I would take him over some of the more popular choices. He's good in Black Mirror. No thank you to Ross Butler. Or how about just cast another actress. There are others to choose from. I would love to see Lucy Liu in this. Olivia Cheng would be another good choice.

It benefitted from the fact that it was a phenomenon. A movie that ticks off just about every box (critical acclaim, huge box office success, thematically rich/thoughtful narrative) was always going to be hard to "snub" regardless of the quality of other contenders.

Lol I see you're one not to be taken seriously.

My goodness, this is such an awful take. The fact that you are even trying to make a comparison between Black Panther and Shaft is wholly ridiculous. A comedy sequel to a movie that came out nearly 20 years ago, which in itself was no blockbuster, being compared to any big budget super hero movie in any way is an absolute joke. I can tell you that as a black woman who enjoyed the last Shaft movie, I have very little interest in this sequel because it looks corny and just plain bad, not to mention that the guy playing Shaft's son is relatively unknown and looks to be a miscast with zero sex appeal. The latter is half of what made Shaft appealing in the first place.

Saw a couple of character details posted elsewhere... The first character we learned of is a “wise, old statesman,” who is “the leader of his people.” The studio is searching for an Asian actor between the ages of 40 & 60. The second character is “one of the leader’s most skilled warriors.” The studio is searching for a female Asian actress, in her 30s or 40s. https://thegww.com/‪exclusive-first-character-details-for-marvel-studios-movie-shooting-in-australia-is-the-mandarin-or-namor-on-the-way‬/ The author suggests the first character could be Namor who would be introduced in the Black Panther sequel and while I do really like that idea, I don't think Mavel will go that old with Namor. So to me, these are most likely characters in Shang-Chi.

This post is really what's laughable and asinine. Yikes.

Well word is, Ezra's holding deal expires this month so we should be hearing something soon.

So according to THR, this will start filming after Eternals, which makes sense given the lack of announcements so far. I'd say a 2021 release is most likely.

There may be some truth to Ehrlich's tweet but attempting to shame fans is just more of him being an attention seeking contrarian. The guy is annoying af.