There is often criticism of actors that they should not play certain roles. here came Viggo Mortensen also behind when he played a gay character in his directorial debut Falling and also Benedict Cumberbatch was criticized when he also went for such a role in the highly acclaimed The Power of the Dog. Ian McKellen talk about this now.
The beloved actor, known for popular franchises such as The Lord of the Rings on X-Menwas asked in a recent interview what he thinks Helen Mirren was recently cast as Golda Mier, Israel’s former prime minister. This created a controversy, because Mirren is not Jewish. McKellen doesn’t think this is necessary.
Why?
This is how McKellen begins: “Is the argument that an atheist cannot play a Jew and is it therefore also true that a Jew cannot play an atheist?The actor came out as a gay man decades ago, but he has absolutely nothing against it when straight actors play gay characters and vice versa.
“If a straight person is not allowed to play gay, a gay person is not allowed to play straight either, I assume? For example, I’m not allowed to scrutinize the fascinated heterosexuality in Macbeth? Let me make it clear again that we’re acting. We just pretend. That’s our job“.
Busy
Despite the fact that McKellen is already 82 years old, he has not yet left acting. He has signed for two new film projects, namely Schadenfreude on Hamlet Returning† It is not yet known when these will be shown.
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