Actors of colour in/being considered for Hollywood biggies

MUMBAI: Many debates have taken place on how Hollywood needs to have diversified representation. When F.R.I.E.N.D.S. was criticised for having an all-white main cast, David Schwimmer said, “It just felt wrong that there wasn’t enough representation on the show.” Now, it seems like things are changing. Have a look at actors of colour who will be headlining or are being considered for upcoming big Hollywood films.

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Zoë Kravitz
Her casting as Catwoman in Matt Reeves’s The Batman is a positive step towards the much-needed on-screen diversity. However, the road to the role was long. She had revealed being denied to even test for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. 

Awkwafina
The actor, comedian, and rapper will feature in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Expressing her happiness she had said she is “really, really proud and honoured to be a part of it."

Simu Liu
The actor plays the titular role in Destin Daniel Cretton’s directorial Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The project is the studios’s first Asian-fronted superhero film.

Henry Golding
The actor will be seen as the titular masked ninja, Snake Eyes, in Hollywood’s GI Joe spin-off. About his shooting experience, he had revealed, “It’s definitely much more of a martial arts film than a superhero movie. It’s very, very physical... The first week was literal hell.”

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Credits: Hindustan Times