‘Elvis’ Producers Criticized For Casting Austin Butler In Role Of Iconic Black Singer

LOS ANGELES—As awards season arrives and critics take note of the film’s problematic whitewashed casting, the Golden Globe–nominatedfaced increased scrutiny this week for casting Austin Butler in the role of the iconic Black singer.

“Using a white actor to portray a world-renowned African American who single-handedly revolutionized pop music is regrettable, to say the least,” critic Ibrahim Lawrence wrote in the, suggesting that actors of color had little hope of succeeding in today’s film industry if producers couldn’t even bring themselves to give a Black man the starring role in a musical biopic about Elvis Presley. “And it’s so unnecessary.

so now there's gold checks?

I thought he did a great job

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Elvis Producers Praised For Putting Austin Butler In That Shirt

No no no....he only stole from them....

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