I've written at length about this before, but please spare me your complaints about Michael B. Jordan. He & Kate Mara are likely the best members of the cast speaking generally.
I fully support this not because I have "liberal" allegiances (I Dont), or that I'm PC (I'm not), or white guilt or whatever dismissive garbage a person would want to attribute this to.
It is an accurate representation of the families of today rather than the "nuclear family" from the 60's when these characters were introduced. If director Josh Trank wanted to make a FF film based in the 1960's I would agree wholeheartedly, but he's not so I don't.
Let's not pretend that these studios are 100% loyal to the source material on anything. I mean I didn't see a giant squid at the end of "Watchmen", but I, not unlike many of my comic loving brethren glossed over it because it wouldn't sell to a wider audience. In my rational this is no different in that it's a tweak that could play to a wider audience. It's not a given, but there is reason to believe that it could impact the box office.
As "fanboys" it can be hard to digest the idea that not everything the studio does is for us. It's hard to pan or praise this project without seeing a single film cell. I will say the production model of a Thing was leaps and bounds better than anything they've done in the past.
It is not my intention to get on the soapbox on this issue, but it gets a little old as a comic fan to get lumped in with the ignorant bile that is spewed when casting news like this comes out. I get a little embarrassed for people that react by saying "when do I get my white so & so?" Don't worry one day you'll get a white superhero on film other than; Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye, the Fantastic Four, He-man, Dick Tracy, Nick Fury (Hasselhoff), the Lone Ranger, the Punisher, Green Lantern, Star Lord, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Green Arrow (TV), Flash (TV), most Agents of SHIELD (TV), Agent Carter (TV), Wolverine, a few of the X-men...and so on.
As I said I do not intend to be negative or condescending, & it appears now that fans have become more accustomed to these cosmetic changes. I did not see as much of the negativity flooding the net when Jason Momoa was cast as Arthur Curry/Aquaman or when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teased being cast as Shazam. For that I give the fanboys credit, because those casting choices are very different than their comic lineage.
I will try to keep it more positive in the future, but it is tiring to hear & read so many complaints about a second-tier hero being played by an underrated actor in a movie from a studio that many people already hate.
Thank you for reading & I'll see you next time at The Comic Shop!
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