Famed filmmaker Ridley Scott, whose roster of gems includes Alien and Thelma and Louise, is under fire again for his latest offering – The Martian starring Matt Damon. According to the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, Scott didn’t hold true to the identities of the characters in the book authored by Andy Weir and instead picked Caucasian actors to embody the roles.
Aaron Sorkin, who has garnered an impressive roster of hits under his belt including The West Wing and his most recent gem, The Newsroom just confirmed in a Bloomberg Television interview that actor Christian Bale is slated to portray Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs in a film based on a Walter Isaacson’s 2011 biography titled Steve Jobs.
The racial climate in the country is teetering on extreme hostility and apparently Hollywood is not able to escape the inevitable backlash.