Casting News: Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margret

By -
Sophie Okonedo (a period film belle) will be playing Queen Margaret aka Margaret of Anjou aka Queen of Englang!! This is an exciting casting.



                                                                            source 

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 23, 2016 at 10:56 AM

    It is historically inaccurate and a travesty. This is typical BBC propaganda to make people think that blacks are indigenous to Britain. If a white actor played a 'black' part it would be all over the news.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dinah FreemanMay 3, 2016 at 10:54 AM

      Thanks for your comment! However, I do think you’re going a bit far to consider her casting ‘propaganda to make people think that blacks are indigenous to Britain’. I highly doubt the casting of a biracial woman will convince anyone that the indigenous people of Britain are black. Most likely the casting was done in an attempt to appeal to a 'wider modern' audience. But I do see why it would upset some. I enjoy accurate casting especially when it involves actual people that have lived at one point or another.
      Thanks for stopping by the blog!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Colour Blind (a mini series) Part 3 *spoilers below*

By -
I've finished watching the last part of this mini series. This has no pictures as it is rather long. I'll post the pictures in a separate post.  Here's what I thought about it. Rose Angela has keep her father's presence a secret from her mother. She continues to go to work gradually she develops feelings for Stanhope. Stanhope also hints at feelings when he tells her that she is very beautiful and could easily model in France. Unbeknownst to Rose her Uncle has been following her. Having seen her with Hassan he believes that she is sexually involved with Hassan. With this information he goes to Bridget. Bridgett gets upset so much so that Rose ends up leaving the house. This was a very shocking turn in the story to me. Bridget herself crossed racial boundaries when she married James. This hate she has for "Arabs" is so strong that she'll go against her daughter for associating with them. Leaving the house Rose dedicates most of her ...
Read more

White Water (2015) - A Review

By -
Image
Water White is based on the 2011 children’s book which was co-authored by Michael Bandy and Eric Stein. The film is based on a childhood experience of author Bandy and tells the story of a boy in 1963 Alabama who is obsessed with drinking water from the “Whites Only” fountain. I was drawn to this movie premise because my grandfather told me about his experience as a child in 1950’s Georgia wanting to drink from the white fountain. Like Michael, my grandfather found that the water wasn’t all he thought it would be. The narrative style and tone of the film fit perfectly as it is from the point of view of a 7 year old little boy. Watching the shenanigans that Michael and his older cousin Red get into was hilarious. Amir and Amari O'Neil were perfectly cast as Michael. Although twins they played the character in the same way. I was not even aware that Michael was being played by twins until I looked up the trailer to write this review. I was also impressed by the actin...
Read more

Review: Colour Blind (a mini-series) Part 1

By -
Image
Detailed SPOILERS  below... beware!! This mini-series is a part of The Catherine Cookson Anthology. I really enjoyed part one of this mini-series. Everything about the costumes and locale was perfectly period. I was never once reminded that I was watching a movie. It felt real. Every moment of it. While there are only 2 Black characters in this miniseries they are very important characters. They turn the McQueens family upside down. While the majority of the cast is not of the African Diaspora, there are major characters that are. So here we go! The movie starts in 1915. It is set in industrial Tyneside during World War I. From the very beginning the tone is set. The costumes and music match the period right on. We meet the McQueens. They receive a letter from Bridgett saying that she has married a sailor named Mr. Patterson. Little do they know Mr. Patterson is African. Her family isn't happy but she stands by her man. When her broth...
Read more