Respected German industry veteran Martin Moszkowicz is stepping down as chairman of Resident Evil producer Constantin Film.
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Oliver Twist spin-off series.Eccleston, known for playing the titular role in Russell T. Davies’ 2005 reboot of the classic series, Doctor Who, also played the pickpocketing gang leader in Dodger, a children’s series made for CBBC.The actor, aged 59, has faced criticism for the role due to the character’s repeated description as ‘the Jew’ in the original Charles Dickens text.In an interview with The Guardian, Eccleston shared that when the casting was announced, debate started over whether it was right for a non-Jewish actor like him to play the role.He shared in the interview that in his experience, at least one Jewish actor “noted they didn’t object to non-Jewish people playing Jewish roles, [they would] just like it to be spoken about.“Which I completely agree with.
But if I couldn’t play people like me, what’s the point?”The actor then referred to a recent comment made by author, Salman Rushdie: “If we’re in a world where only women can write about women and only people from India can write about people from India and only straight people can write about straight people… then that’s the death of the art,” he said.Eccleston also commented on the restrictions facing actors from the working class, and whether only working class talent should play working cast parts, responding, “No, but I think there should be a bit of positive discrimination.”He continued, “It’s far more acceptable for them to come down than for us to go up. But that’s the death of things, isn’t it?”The specific debate surrounding non-Jewish casting for Jewish roles also came up during the rise of Oppenheimer.
Respected German industry veteran Martin Moszkowicz is stepping down as chairman of Resident Evil producer Constantin Film.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Martin Moszkowicz is to step down as chairman of the executive board of Constantin Film, the producer of the “Resident Evil” franchise and one of Germany’s leading distributors, with deputy chairman Oliver Berben taking over the role. At his own request, Moszkowicz is to let his contract expire on Feb. 29, 2024, and he will then continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024.
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