Color-blind casting is becoming more prevalent as well as black actors being cast as characters traditionally played by or originally written as a white person. Which of these re-castings worked best for you?
Steel Magnolias (2012) - Adepero Oduye as Annelle (previously played by Daryl Hannah), Phylicia Rashad as Clairee (previously played by Olympia Dukakis), Jill Scott as Truvy (previously played by Doll…
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Ford Prefect (Mos Def).
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - Yasiin Bey as Ford Prefect (in Douglas Adams' original book he is described as having ginger hair leading many to believe Prefect is white)
Cinderella (1997) - Brandy Norwood as Cinderella (previously played by Ilene Woods) and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother (previously played by Verna Felton)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Denzel Washington as Marco (previously played by Frank Sinatra) and Kimberly Elise as Rosie (previously played by Janet Leigh)
Death at a Funeral (2010) - Martin Lawrence as Ryan (previously played by Rupert Graves) and Chris Rock as Aaron (previously played by Matthew Macfadyen) and most of the rest of the cast
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Denzel Washington as Marco (previously played by Frank Sinatra) and Kimberly Elise as Rosie (previously played by Janet Leigh)
Almost every single Quentin Tarantino film has had its opening song, from his second film "Reservoir Dogs" to his most recent film "Django Unchained". Now which opening song do you…