Scott Mendolson
"Hollywood is using inclusivity and diversity as an alibi for rebooting outdated franchises and past-their-prime properties, setting an entire generation of “not a white guy” talent up to fail commercially."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme...h=7b7bc83c3a3e
On one hand I can see where he is coming from. No one wanted another Charlie's Angels. On the other hand sometimes the talent is failed by the creatives like Star Trek Discovery. Sometimes everything is terrible like in Terminatorark Fate
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05-08-2021, 03:57 PM #1Astonishing Member
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Is Hollywood Using Diversity To Justify Potentially Doomed Franchises?
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
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05-08-2021, 04:08 PM #2BANNED
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Sadly I am thinking ...yes.
This Hollywood folks , keep using diversity as some random one sided political statement than a natural evolution of the world that is diverse based on good knowledge than shallow politics.
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05-08-2021, 04:16 PM #3Astonishing Member
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The should be making a Wizard of Earthsea trilogy. It's a classic series that was deliberately written with the main characters being of colour. Though perhaps it's not so well known any more?
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05-08-2021, 04:21 PM #4Astonishing Member
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Is it toyetic?
Originally Posted by Panic
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
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05-08-2021, 04:27 PM #5Astonishing Member
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Damn you for making me learn a new word! Originally Posted by Anthony W
And no, probably not.
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05-08-2021, 04:36 PM #6BANNED
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Diversity is better than seeing a cisgender white male in every role. Even today movies still don’t reflect the reality of our diverse society.
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05-08-2021, 04:48 PM #7Invincible Member
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Is there a problem here. Hollywood always wants to revise older franchises. They also see the need to diversify more. I don't see most of these as inherently white. The Equalizer went from a white Brit to a black dude to a black female, nothing in the character or story makes these not work.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
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05-08-2021, 04:51 PM #8A Wearied Madness
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Superman...they consider Superman outdated and past-his-prime as a property. Originally Posted by Anthony W
Scott Mendolson
"Hollywood is using inclusivity and diversity as an alibi for rebooting outdated franchises and past-their-prime properties, setting an entire generation of “not a white guy” talent up to fail commercially."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme...h=7b7bc83c3a3e
On one hand I can see where he is coming from. No one wanted another Charlie's Angels. On the other hand sometimes the talent is failed by the creatives like Star Trek Discovery. Sometimes everything is terrible like in Terminatorark Fate
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05-08-2021, 04:54 PM #9A Wearied Madness
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But these sorts of reboots aren't really good faith honest attempts at diversity. They could push and serve diversity better by actually adapting already diverse characters and properties. Originally Posted by luprki
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05-08-2021, 04:58 PM #10Astonishing Member
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What's really sad is that from now on whenever you start a new science fiction our fantasy property you will subconsciously scan for toyetic elements. Originally Posted by Panic
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
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05-08-2021, 05:02 PM #11A Wearied Madness
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Toyetic luckily isn't always a barrier to quality. It doesn't help of course, but it doesn't always hurt. Originally Posted by Anthony W
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05-08-2021, 05:15 PM #12Put a smile on that face
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It would reflect better if it wasn't a lazy attempt to refresh a property. Let's do a new Pirates movie but with all women. Let's make 007 just because. Make Captain Kirk bi because why not? Originally Posted by luprki
It doesn't add anything of value. If these things were done to add a different perspective then what we usually get I'll be all for it. As it stands we getting the same old stuff with a new coat of paint.
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05-08-2021, 05:23 PM #13Ultimate Member
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But are people complaining because they want things to be done right, or because their favorite IP isn't so monochrome anymore?
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05-08-2021, 05:33 PM #14Astonishing Member
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Everyone working in Hollywood "Why would anyone with that much power not be a jerk?!" Originally Posted by Vakanai
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest
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05-08-2021, 05:52 PM #15Take Me Higher
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Honestly whenever Hollywood race changes or diversifies a reboot, I don't have the energy to argue if it's beneficial or not anymore to diversity. I'd rather just wait to see if it's actually good.
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