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Anyone notice recently these "All-American" heroes are played by British men—Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/Superman)? I'll give Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker/Spiderman) a pass because he's British and American. I'll also add that I think Bale's portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman was otherwise good. However, I'm biased in thinking Americans "should" play American heroes the same way James Bond "should" be portrayed by Brits ( And yes, I'm aware there were exceptions made for an Australian and an Irishman; though I also think their countries have more roots with Great Britain than the entire US in general). This is all too coincidental: is there a shortage of decent American actors for these roles? Does anyone else care about this at all?
Those are American Superheroes! I thought you meant like Daniel Day Lewis playing Lincoln! I am sure there was an American actor who could have done it.
The HBO mini series Band of Brothers had a host of English actors along with American actors in key and leading roles portraying actual American heroes of WWII and they did a great job.
Damion Lewis (a British actor) who portrayed real life U.S. Army Major Richard Winters was excellent in the role.
Employing British actors did not upset the real American heroes so I can't be too upset myself.
As long as they're not trying to mock the character they are portraying I'm fine with it.
Anyone notice recently these "All-American" heroes are played by British men—Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/Superman)? <snip> However, I'm biased in thinking Americans "should" play American heroes the same way James Bond...<snip> This is all too coincidental: is there a shortage of decent American actors for these roles? Does anyone else care about this at all?
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Originally Posted by turkeytrot
The HBO mini series Band of Brothers had a host of English actors along with American actors in key and leading roles portraying actual American heroes of WWII and they did a great job.
Damion Lewis (a British actor) who portrayed real life U.S. Army Major Richard Winters was excellent in the role.
Employing British actors did not upset the real American heroes so I can't be too upset myself.
As long as they're not trying to mock the character they are portraying I'm fine with it.
For myself, no I don't care about it. These people are actors and actors act, regardless of their nationality, race, or ethnicity and so the entertainment industry will select the actors they deem suited for a particular role.
It is after all, only entertainment and I believe most will say they have been entertained.
The HBO mini series Band of Brothers had a host of English actors along with American actors in key and leading roles portraying actual American heroes of WWII and they did a great job.
Damion Lewis (a British actor) who portrayed real life U.S. Army Major Richard Winters was excellent in the role.
Employing British actors did not upset the real American heroes so I can't be too upset myself.
As long as they're not trying to mock the character they are portraying I'm fine with it.
I was going to mention Band of Brothers as well - Frank John Hughes as Sgt. Bill Guarnere was another Brit. Guarnere said Frank nailed the part.
Those are American Superheroes! I thought you meant like Daniel Day Lewis playing Lincoln! I am sure there was an American actor who could have done it.
That's another point that also got me thinking of this. Gerard Butler played the main character in "Olympus Has Fallen." in It's not the end of the world, but it is amusing and ironic when the characters or people in question are otherwise iconic and Patriotic to American culture.
Anyone notice recently these "All-American" heroes are played by British men—Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Henry Cavill (Clark Kent/Superman)? I'll give Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker/Spiderman) a pass because he's British and American. I'll also add that I think Bale's portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman was otherwise good. However, I'm biased in thinking Americans "should" play American heroes the same way James Bond "should" be portrayed by Brits ( And yes, I'm aware there were exceptions made for an Australian and an Irishman; though I also think their countries have more roots with Great Britain than the entire US in general). This is all too coincidental: is there a shortage of decent American actors for these roles? Does anyone else care about this at all?
I don't think I have a problem with it. Wolverine was played by someone from Australia but so what?. I usually watch the animated versions of these heroes anyway.
What I find weird and kind of annoying is when they get British and sometimes Scottish actors to play characters that live nowhere near Britain. Like the guys who play the Spartans in the movie 300 or the Romans in many of the biblical movies. It's more of a historical accuracy type of thing for me though. They don't have to speak the language, I just wouldn't mind hearing a Greek or Italian (at the very least) accent coming from the people who live in that part of the world.
On a sort of related note, I wouldn't mind seeing Sean Connery portraying Earnest Hemmingway in his later years. He just looks like the guy.
How about Americans playing British roles ? Johnny Depp, Gwynneth Paltrow,Angelina jolie, Renee Zellwegger, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway,Kevin Costner etc...
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