Completely agreed "but why" I doubt I will see this in the theater, but I do enjoy moves in the theater so maybe on a board day. That said the Astrid issue the director's response was NOT DEI but that they picked the best actress from the group the "most embodied the spirit of Astrid" though there were others that looked more the part. So to me this is acceptable doing small theater work from time to time sometimes that's the best way to do it, I think they could have looked harder, but I have to say at least she per them is not DEI replacement more she was the best actress for the part per them. But again, series is a little older a decade, they don't read books and can't come up with a new story line? like "And then there were dragons" by Ted Dekker. goes back to your statement of Hollywood being bankrupt, kinda want to see them fail to see some of the other stuff come to life.
It's obvious DEI pandering, there is no logical reason someone could think a blonde european-looking viking is best embodied physically or psychologically by a mixed and clearly nonwhite racial amglamation. You wouldn't hire a blonde haired nordic to play the Emperor of Japan.
Completely agreed "but why" I doubt I will see this in the theater, but I do enjoy moves in the theater so maybe on a board day. That said the Astrid issue the director's response was NOT DEI but that they picked the best actress from the group the "most embodied the spirit of Astrid" though there were others that looked more the part. So to me this is acceptable doing small theater work from time to time sometimes that's the best way to do it, I think they could have looked harder, but I have to say at least she per them is not DEI replacement more she was the best actress for the part per them.
But again, series is a little older a decade, they don't read books and can't come up with a new story line? like "And then there were dragons" by Ted Dekker. goes back to your statement of Hollywood being bankrupt, kinda want to see them fail to see some of the other stuff come to life.
It's obvious DEI pandering, there is no logical reason someone could think a blonde european-looking viking is best embodied physically or psychologically by a mixed and clearly nonwhite racial amglamation. You wouldn't hire a blonde haired nordic to play the Emperor of Japan.