Comments on: Albert Brooks Joins Ryan Gosling In Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: MissJade https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22787 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:40:02 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22787 I should note when I mentioned white-washing and how not diverse casts are in Hollywood I was talking about all of Hollywood. Saying that about the Drive picture would be extreme because like Eve said I don't think the people behind Drive had any ill intent, I'm just disappointed.

]]> By: Eve Montana https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22785 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:17:21 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22785 @Kevin "Whitewashing" implies something malicious which I don't believe the producers were going for, but as it was exciting to read a part for a minority actress, it is equally disappointing to see it taken away.

]]> By: kevinjagernauth https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22784 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:13:01 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22784 Sigh. People this is about getting an Oscar nominated actress into your film while she is still relatively inexpensive and buzzed. Does it suck that there aren't more minority driven roles/films? Sure. If this an example of Hollywood whitewashing a cast? Not really.

But let's not kid ourselves that American Ferrara or Paz Vega would bring the same cachet to the film as Carey Mulligan.

]]> By: MissJade https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22782 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:08:24 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22782 @The Playlist: I'm going to have to agree with Eve on this. When Hollywood actually takes a stand and films come out with more diverse casts I'll stop bitching. Casts are so white-washed and people are far too okay with letting it stay that way.
Mulligan is a good actress, but I don't think that makes it okay from any angle to cast her in a role that was meant for a Latina.

]]> By: Eve Montana https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22773 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:20:43 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22773 Weirdly enough IMDB has the movie listed as coming out 2012 which I'm guessing is a typo correct?

]]> By: Eve Montana https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22772 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:11:25 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22772 @The Playlist: It does have to do with ethnicity as there are next to nothing roles for Latina actresses nowadays. The names I mentioned would probably be paid relatively similar to Mulligan and be slightly more recognizable.

When I see more diversity in Hollywood, then I'll leave ethnicity/race out of talks. For all its talk of being progressive, this industry is as narrow minded as our society.

]]> By: rodrigoperez https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22765 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:20:04 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22765 Doesn't work that way. Mulligan probably became interested, wanted to work with Refn and Gosling, boom, character becomes Caucasian because Mulligan is great and everyone wants to work with her, no one wants to miss that chance this early in the game while she is hot (and still relatively inexpensive).

Has nothing to do with ethnicity at the end of the day.

]]> By: Flowerproof https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22763 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:49:20 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22763 @Eve & @MissJade:

All of the casting calls I've seen for the film were specifically looking for a young Latina to play the part. So the role going the Carey is very surprising to me. Perhaps she campaigned really hard for the role?

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22762 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:15:18 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22762 ehhh ehhh hisssss i WANT THE SCRIPT!

]]> By: susan g https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22759 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:58:24 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22759 I thought Brooks was fantastic in Out of Sight. This is great casting. He is one of my favorite actors.

]]> By: Eve Montana https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22757 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:21:06 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22757 @Miss Jade: They'll say that the producers wanted to go with a name, but I don't agree that Mulligan is a household name. "An Education" despite its reviews, did not make that much money.

America Ferrera, Paz Vega, Melonie Diaz…there are many known Latina actresses they could've went for. Disappointing

]]> By: MissJade https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22756 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:43 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22756 Thanks Eve for saying that. I'm not a huge Mulligan fan but I know she's a good actress.
I'm actually kind of pissed about this since I enjoyed the book and enjoy Refn as a director but as a Black Latina my interest in the film has been lowered…
But there won't be much talk about this casting choice.
Why didn't they cast a Latina anyway?

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22754 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:59:27 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22754 Brooks…wasn't really bad at all in Out of Sight.

]]> By: Eve Montana https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22753 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:59:09 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22753 As much as I love Mulligan, I'm disappointed they couldn't find a Latina actress to star opposite Gosling.

]]> By: MissJade https://staging2.theplaylist.net/albert-brooks-joins-ryan-gosling-in-20100827/#comment-22750 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:46:30 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=1366#comment-22750 I haven't read the novel in a while, so I may just me remembering things wrong.
But isn't the character Mulligan is playing a Latina in the book?

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